With a playoff game on the line, La Cueva rose to the challenge on Friday. They came out on top against the Cleveland Storm by a score of 3-1. Winning may never get old, but the Bears sure are getting used to it with their 15th in a row.
La Cueva had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-11, 25-19, 25-17.
La Cueva had a senior duo take command as Riley Johnson had two aces and 18 assists and Chloe Chafins had 13 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Chafins has posted in her last seven games.
They weren't the only good server: La Cueva was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 21 consecutive matchups.
La Cueva is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-3 record this season. As for Cleveland, they moved to 22-3 with that loss, which also ended their 20-game winning streak.
La Cueva has already played their next contest, a 3-1 win against Los Lunas on the 16th. As for Cleveland, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-1 victory against Cibola on the 16th.
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