Volleyball Preview: Questa Wildcats vs. Penasco Panthers
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats challenges the Penasco Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Questa has ten straight victories, Penasco has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Thursday, Questa beat McCurdy 3-1.
Questa had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 16-25, 25-22, 25-20, 25-13.
Questa had a senior duo take command as Alyana Le?n had 18 digs and two aces and Kiara Arellano had nine digs and six kills. Le?n is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 14 or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Penasco came up short against Escalante on Tuesday and fell 3-1. While the Panthers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Lobos 25-19 in the first set.
Penasco started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-23, 25-13, 25-19.
Questa's win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-1. As for Penasco, their loss dropped their record down to 2-11.
Questa took their victory against Penasco when the teams last played back in November of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Questa repeat their success, or does Penasco have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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