Socorro hasn't had much luck against Coronado recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Socorro Bulldogs will host the Coronado Thunderbirds at 6:35 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Socorro is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Tuesday. They fell just short of Pebble Hills by a score of 3-2. While the Bulldogs didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Spartans 25-18 in the first set.
Socorro was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Pebble Hills work for it, especially in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-15, 28-26, 18-25, 15-6.
Meanwhile, Coronado didn't have quite enough to beat Eastwood on Tuesday and fell 3-2. The Thunderbirds have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Coronado started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 17-25, 25-17, 25-13, 15-9.
Socorro's loss dropped their record down to 16-21. As for Coronado, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-13.
Socorro suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Coronado when the teams last played on October 1st. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Coronado's Elle Rios, who had 13 digs, 11 kills, five aces, and three blocks. Now that Socorro knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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