After both having extra time off, the Gallup Bengals and the Portales Rams will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday. Gallup will be looking to extend their current nine-game winning streak.
Last Thursday, everything went Gallup's way against Aztec as Gallup made off with a 3-0 victory.
Gallup never let Aztec on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-14, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Portales hadn't done well against Goddard recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Portales walked away with a 3-1 win over Goddard. Winning may never get old, but the Rams sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-18, 20-25, 25-17.
Gallup pushed their record up to 16-7 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Portales, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season.
Gallup came out on top in a nail-biter against Portales when the teams last played back in November of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. Will Gallup repeat their success, or does Portales have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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