Volleyball Recap: Los Lunas Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Nov 21, 2025, 7:43am

Volleyball Recap: Los Lunas Tigers vs. La Cueva Bears

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Los Lunas can now relate to. They lost 3-0 to the La Cueva Bears on Thursday. The loss continues a trend for the Tigers in their meetings with the Bears: they've now lost seven in a row.

Makenna Gion

Digs

09/23/25 @ Santa Teresa1
10/30/25 vs Rio Grande1
10/23/25 @ Atrisco Heritage Academy2
09/06/25 vs Rio Rancho3
09/18/25 @ Santa Fe3

Despite the defeat, Los Lunas saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Makenna Gion had 23 digs and seven assists. Those 23 digs set a new season-high mark for Gion.

La Cueva found their leader in sophomore Embrey Eisele, who had 16 digs and two aces.

Los Lunas' loss dropped their record down to 15-10. As for La Cueva, the victory (which was their 12th in a row) raised their record to 22-2.

Los Lunas wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 3-1 win against Cibola on the 14th. As for La Cueva, they have also already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Cleveland on the 14th.

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