Santa Fe and California are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2018, but not for long. The Santa Fe Chiefs will venture away from home to square off against the California Condors at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Santa Fe is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Last Tuesday, Santa Fe earned a 3-1 win over Schurr.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 19-25, 26-24, 25-18.
Among those leading the charge was Emma Borquez, who had 16 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had seven or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Isabella Gonzalez, who had 11 digs and two aces.
Gonzalez wasn't the only one working in the aces department: Santa Fe was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's a new trend for Santa Fe: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last ten contests they've averaged 11.2.
Meanwhile, California lost 3-0 to Cerritos on Tuesday. The Condors haven't had much luck with the Dons recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-12, 25-12.
Santa Fe's victory bumped their record up to 18-3. As for California, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-13.
Santa Fe took their win against California in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Santa Fe repeat their success, or does California have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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