Shiprock hasn't had much luck against Gallup recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Chieftains will venture away from home to take on the Bengals at 6:00 p.m. Shiprock will be strutting in after a victory while Gallup will be coming in after a loss.
Shiprock will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Aztec, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Chieftains walked away with a 3-1 win over the Tigers on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Gallup didn't have quite enough to beat Bloomfield on Tuesday and fell 3-2.
Gallup 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 22-25, 17-25, 25-18, 25-20, 15-12.
Gallup's defeat dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Shiprock, they pushed their record up to 8-7 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Shiprock took their win against Gallup in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 3-0 score. Do the Chieftains have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bengals turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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