Capital lost against Sandia back in October of 2019, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Capital Jaguars took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Sandia Matadors. The loss continues a trend for the Jaguars in their matchups with the Matadors: they've now lost five in a row.
The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-20, 23-25, 25-16.
Even though they lost, Capital kept the net locked down and finished the game with 21 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least six blocks in 15 consecutive matchups.
Leading Sandia to victory were Leanne Romero and Kendall Fenstermacher. Romero had five digs and 16 assists, while Fenstermacher had ten digs, nine kills, and five aces. The dominant performance gave Fenstermacher a new career-high in aces.
Capital now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Sandia, their victory bumped their record up to 4-11.
Capital will square off against La Cueva at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. La Cueva will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Capital surely won't give up without a fight. As for Sandia, they will head out to take on Manzano at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Sandia is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
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