After both having extra time off, the Escalante Lobos and the Sanford Mustangs will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Sanford is hoping to do what Dulce couldn't on Saturday: put an end to Escalante's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Escalante was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Dulce.
A big factor in the win was Escalante's feisty defense: they held Dulce to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 26-24, 25-21, 25-12.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Escalante to victory, but perhaps none more so than Peyton Gallegos, who had 30 digs. Gallegos has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more digs the last six times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Shea Archuleta, who had 13 digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Escalante was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 13 aces in seven consecutive games.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Sanford, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They blew past Trinidad 3-0 on Saturday.
Escalante is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for Sanford, their win bumped their record up to 6-4.
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