On Saturday Crowley County will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to face off against the Haxtun Fightin' Bulldogs at 3:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Crowley County lost 3-0 to Granada on Tuesday.
The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 27-25, 25-12.
Meanwhile, Haxtun unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of Wiggins by a score of 3-2. The Fightin' Bulldogs have struggled against the Tigers recently, as their game on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Haxtun sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-27, 25-19, 20-25, 15-3.
Despite the loss, Haxtun got top-tier performance from Lilly Lemesany, who had 18 digs and two aces. Lemesany is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Haxtun was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in seven consecutive matchups.
Crowley County's defeat was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Haxtun, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 6-3.
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