Volleyball Recap: La Junta Tigers vs. Rocky Ford Meloneers
La Junta won the last time they faced Rocky Ford, and things went their way on Thursday too. Everything went the La Junta Tigers' way against the Rocky Ford Meloneers as the La Junta Tigers made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: La Junta took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-14, 25-15.
La Junta's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Brooklyn Lovato, who had 22 digs and two aces. Lovato is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabriella Sanchez, who had nine digs, two kills, and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: La Junta was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in three consecutive games.
Rocky Ford lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Karina Ortega, who had ten digs.
La Junta's record now sits at 3-9. As for Rocky Ford, they dropped their record down to 1-12 with the defeat, which was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. La Junta will play host again on Tuesday to welcome Ellicott, where the match is scheduled at 6:30 p.m. La Junta is facing Ellicott at the right time seeing as Ellicott is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for Rocky Ford, they will welcome Florence at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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