There's no place like home for Las Animas, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Walsenburg Panthers with a sharp 3-0 victory on Thursday. For the Trojans, this counts as revenge for the 3-2 win the Panthers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2024.
Las Animas not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept Walsenburg between 15 and 18 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-15, 25-18.

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Bree Tyler was the offensive standout of the match as she had five assists and four aces. Those four aces gave her a new career-high.
Tyler wasn't the only good server: Las Animas was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Las Animas' victory was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 4-6. As for Walsenburg, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Las Animas will square off against rival Swallows Charter Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Walsenburg is set to take on their familiar foe Crowley County at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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