Thoreau had already won six in a row and they went ahead and made it seven on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Zuni Thunderbirds. The Hawks have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Thunderbirds, too.
Thoreau was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-12, 25-16.
Thoreau's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Keira Begay, who had 17 digs and two aces. Begay has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more digs the last three times she's played. Leticia Sena was another key player, getting 14 digs, four kills, and two aces.
Thoreau was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in four consecutive matches.
Thoreau is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for Zuni, their loss was their 19th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 6-16.
Thoreau will host Wingate at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Zuni, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Newcomb at 6:00 p.m. Zuni is facing Newcomb at the right time seeing as Newcomb is stuck on a ten-game losing streak.
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