Los Lunas and La Cueva squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Los Lunas had to settle for second. They fell 3-1 to the La Cueva Bears. The loss continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Bears: they've now lost five in a row.
The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-20, 21-25, 25-16.
Mellody Chavez paced Los Lunas' offense, picking up 17 kills. Chavez got some help from
Mia Mendoza and her 35 assists.
Madison Pruitt controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
La Cueva's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Chloe Chafins led the charge by getting 16 digs and four aces. That's the most aces Chafins has posted in her last eight contests. The team also got some help courtesy of Karyna Werley, who hit 71% for 23 kills and eight digs, three aces, and two blocks.
Los Lunas' defeat dropped their record down to 17-8. As for La Cueva, the victory (which was their 16th in a row) raised their record to 23-3.
Los Lunas does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for La Cueva, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 loss against Las Cruces on the 16th.
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