The Sangre de Cristo Thunderbirds's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Sargent Farmers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Sangre de Cristo is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Cheraw just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell 3-1 to the Wolverines. The Thunderbirds haven't had much luck with the Wolverines recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Sangre de Cristo took a 1-0 lead headed into the second set, but sadly they lost the next two. After all that action, the final score was 21-25, 25-18, 25-19, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Sargent put another one in the bag last Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Antonito as Sargent made off with a 3-0 victory.
The final score came out to 25-20, 25-6, 25-13.
Sargent was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Sangre de Cristo's loss dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Sargent, they pushed their record up to 8-0 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Sangre de Cristo hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 11 blocks per game. However, it's not like Sargent struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Sangre de Cristo came up short against Sargent in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 3-1. Will Sangre de Cristo have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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