Volleyball Recap: Capitan Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Sep 30, 2024, 1:08am

Volleyball Recap: Capitan Tigers vs. Hagerman Bobcats

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Capitan was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat dating back to last season. They fell just short of the Hagerman Bobcats by a score of 3-2. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Tigers of the 3-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in November of 2023.

Capitan wouldn't go down easily and took Hagerman into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. The final score came out to 25-15, 25-16, 24-26, 10-25, 15-12.

Hagerman got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Ximena Chacon out in front who had 11 kills, five digs, three aces, and three aces. That's the most aces Chacon has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Emily Amaya, who had nine digs, five aces, and five aces.

Capitan's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Hagerman, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-4 record.

Capitan didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss vs. Fort Sumner/House on the 27th. Hagerman has also already played their next match, a 3-1 win against Mescalero Apache on the 27th.

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