Cibola has been on the road for six straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will host the Rio Rancho Rams at 6:00 p.m. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Cibola is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Piedra Vista, who was ranked 24th in their home state at the time (Cibola was ranked 13th). Cibola was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Piedra Vista on Thursday.
Cibola was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-11, 25-17.
Cibola was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, everything went Rio Rancho's way against Volcano Vista on Thursday as Rio Rancho made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rams.
Rio Rancho was especially dominant in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-21, 25-14.
Rio Rancho had a senior duo take command as Reece Cave had 17 digs and two aces and Kaitlyn Nevarez had 12 digs.
Cibola is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Rio Rancho, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 10-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Cibola has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Rio Rancho struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Cibola was able to grind out a solid win over Rio Rancho when the teams last played back in November of 2023, winning 3-1. Does Cibola have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rio Rancho turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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