Volleyball Preview: Cheyenne Wells Tigers vs. Haxtun Fightin' Bulldogs
Cheyenne Wells has been on the road for two straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will host the Haxtun Fightin' Bulldogs at 3:00 p.m.
Last Thursday, Cheyenne Wells came up short against Burlington and fell 3-1. The Tigers have struggled against the Cougars recently, as their game on Thursday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Cheyenne Wells 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 26-28, 25-20, 25-13, 25-21.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Haxtun sidestepped Wray for a 3-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Fightin' Bulldogs.
Haxtun was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 20-25, 23-25, 25-21, 15-9.
Haxtun's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Lilly Lemesany, who had 13 digs and three aces, and Emily Anderson, who had 11 digs and two aces. Lemesany is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last ten games she's played dating back to last season.
Haxtun was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in nine consecutive contests.
Cheyenne Wells now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Haxtun, they pushed their record up to 8-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
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