Volleyball Preview: Montezuma-Cortez Panthers vs. Pagosa Springs Pirates
Montezuma-Cortez and Pagosa Springs are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2019, but not for long. The Montezuma-Cortez Panthers are on the road again on Saturday to play the Pagosa Springs Pirates at 1:00 p.m. Montezuma-Cortez will be strutting in after a victory while Pagosa Springs will be coming in after a defeat.
Montezuma-Cortez will bounce into Saturday's matchup after beating Bayfield, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Montezuma-Cortez walked away with a 3-1 win over Bayfield on Tuesday.
After all that action, the final score was 27-25, 22-25, 25-19, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Pagosa Springs didn't have quite enough to beat Del Norte on Thursday and fell 3-2.
Pagosa Springs came incredibly close to winning: the sets they lost were decided by three points or less. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-22, 23-25, 25-22, 15-13.
Montezuma-Cortez's victory bumped their record up to 6-7. As for Pagosa Springs, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Montezuma-Cortez came up short against Pagosa Springs in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Montezuma-Cortez avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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