Los Lunas and Las Cruces squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Los Lunas had to settle for second. They lost 3-0 to the Las Cruces Bulldawgs. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Bulldawgs recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Los Lunas was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-11, 25-23.
Mellody Chavez paced Los Lunas' offense, picking up 11 kills. Chavez got some help from
Mia Mendoza and her 18 assists.
Las Cruces was led to victory by Emma Rose Barrera and Caleigh Garcia. Barrera had ten digs and two aces, while Garcia had six digs.
Los Lunas moved to 16-7 with that defeat, which also ended their six-game winning streak. As for Las Cruces, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 25-0.
Los Lunas has already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against Santa Fe on the 16th. As for Las Cruces, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-1 win against Cleveland on the 16th.
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