Volleyball Recap: Los Lunas Falls Short Against Ranked Cibola

By Team Reports Oct 10, 2024, 8:55am

Volleyball Recap: Los Lunas Tigers vs. Cibola Cougars

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On Thursday, Los Lunas faced Cibola in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Los Lunas Tigers fell just short of the Cibola Cougars by a score of 3-2. It was the first time this season that the Tigers let down their fans at home.

Los Lunas took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 24-26, 19-25, 25-22, 15-9.

When it comes to explaining why Los Lunas lost, don't look at Addison Cordova-Wolfe. Despite the final result, she had 12 digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave Cordova-Wolfe a new career-high in aces.

Sofia Jurado had a dynamite game for Cibola, getting 38 digs. Jurado is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last 16 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Baleigh Hines, who had 13 digs.

Los Lunas' loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-5. As for Cibola, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.

Los Lunas has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory against Atrisco Heritage Academy on the 8th. As for Cibola, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 defeat against Cleveland on the 8th.

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