On Friday Eldorado will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. After both having extra time off, they and the Las Cruces Bulldawgs will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 9:00 a.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Eldorado finally turned things around against Hope Christian on Thursday. They came out on top against the Huskies by a score of 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-18, 18-25, 25-20, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Las Cruces put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Carlsbad 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Las Cruces took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-15, 25-14.
Emma Rose Barrera and Caleigh Garcia were among the main playmakers for Las Cruces as the former had five aces and four digs and the latter had three digs and two aces. The dominant performance gave Barrera a new career-high in aces.
Las Cruces 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 seven aces in five consecutive matchups.
Eldorado now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Las Cruces, they pushed their record up to 9-0 with the victory, which was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Eldorado might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Las Cruces when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Can Eldorado avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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