Volleyball Preview: Los Lunas Tigers vs. Atrisco Heritage Academy Jaguars
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers challenges the Atrisco Heritage Academy Jaguars at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Los Lunas is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Cibola, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Los Lunas was ranked fifth). Los Lunas fell just short of Cibola by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. It was the first time this season that the Tigers let down their fans at home.
Los Lunas wouldn't go down easily and took Cibola into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking six-point loss. The final score came out to 25-19, 24-26, 19-25, 25-22, 15-9.
Meanwhile, Atrisco Heritage Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell 3-1 to Organ Mountain. While the Jaguars didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Knights 25-20 in the first period.
Atrisco Heritage Academy 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 20-25, 25-20, 25-6, 25-19.
Los Lunas' defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-5. As for Atrisco Heritage Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 2-12.
Los Lunas took their victory against Atrisco Heritage Academy when the teams last played back in September of 2021 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Los Lunas have another victory up their sleeve, or will Atrisco Heritage Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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