Kirtland Central and Aztec are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2019, but not for long. The Kirtland Central Broncos will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Aztec Tigers at 6:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Tuesday, Kirtland Central got the win against Miyamura by a conclusive 3-0.
Kirtland Central walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the third set). The final score came out to 25-17, 25-20, 25-12.
Meanwhile, Aztec had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They blew past Shiprock 3-0 on Tuesday.
The match came down to the wire multiple times:two sets needed extra rallies to declare a winner. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-17, 26-24.
Aztec kept the net locked down and finished the game with 13 blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted since back in September.
Kirtland Central has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-7 record this season. As for Aztec, the win got them back to even at 7-7.
Everything went Kirtland Central's way against Aztec when the teams last played back in November of 2023, as Kirtland Central made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kirtland Central since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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