If Melrose was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Clovis last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Melrose Buffaloes fell 3-1 to the Texico Wolverines on Thursday. The Buffaloes were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Wolverines apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.
While Melrose ultimately came up short, they really made Texico work, particularly in the first set. The final score came out to 28-26, 16-25, 25-20, 25-20.
Despite the loss, Melrose still got an impressive performance from Eden Lunsford, who had 16 digs.
Texico can attribute much of their success to Gabby Delarosa, who had ten digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave Delarosa a new career-high in aces.
Melrose's loss dropped their record down to 8-3. As for Texico, their victory was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-2.
Melrose wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Lake Arthur on the 7th. Texico has also already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against Loving on the 8th.
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