Melrose has been on the road for four straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Lake Arthur Panthers at 6:00 p.m.
Melrose is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Texico, who was ranked 19th in their home state at the time (Melrose was ranked 25th). Melrose took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Texico on Thursday.
Melrose was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Texico work for it, especially in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 28-26, 16-25, 25-20, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Lake Arthur had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Wagon Mound on Saturday.
The victory didn't come easy: Wagon Mound scored at least 16 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-15, 25-16, 25-7.
Melrose's loss dropped their record down to 8-3. As for Lake Arthur, their win bumped their record up to 8-4.
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