After both having extra time off, the Albuquerque Bulldogs and the West Mesa Mustangs will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Albuquerque is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
Albuquerque is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Las Cruces, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Albuquerque was ranked 11th). Albuquerque lost 3-0 to Las Cruces on Thursday.
While Albuquerque was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-14, 25-18.
Meanwhile, West Mesa didn't have quite enough to beat Mayfield on Thursday and fell 3-2. The Mustangs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, West Mesa sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final score came out to 25-17, 19-25, 25-22, 19-25, 15-12.
Albuquerque's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-7. As for West Mesa, their loss dropped their record down to 5-9.
Albuquerque took their victory against West Mesa when the teams last played back in September of 2022 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Albuquerque since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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