The Swink Lions's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Las Animas Trojans at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Las Animas took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Swink, who comes in off a win.
Last Saturday, Swink narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past The Vanguard School 3-2.
Swink wouldn't go down easily and took The Vanguard School into a fifth set where they got it done with a ten-point win. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-21, 25-19, 20-25, 15-5.
Swink kept the net locked down and finished the game with 21 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least five blocks in nine consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Las Animas lost 3-0 to McClave on Saturday. The Trojans have struggled against the Cardinals recently, as their game on Saturday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-5, 25-16.
Swink's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-3. As for Las Animas, their loss dropped their record down to 4-11.
Swink was able to grind out a solid win over Las Animas in their previous matchup back in August, winning 3-1. Will Swink repeat their success, or does Las Animas have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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