The Haxtun Fightin' Bulldogs are on the road again on Thursday to play the Del Norte Tigers at 8:00 a.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Haxtun is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They skirted past Denver Christian 3-2.
Haxtun took Denver Christian into a fifth set where they got it done with a eight-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-23, 22-25, 24-26, 15-7.
Haxtun's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Lilly Lemesany, who had ten digs and four aces, and Emily Anderson, who had 15 digs. Lemesany has been hot , having posted two or more aces the last five times she's played.
Meanwhile, Del Norte got the win against Caprock Academy on Saturday by a conclusive 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
While Del Norte won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The final score came out to 25-13, 25-17, 27-25.
Del Norte got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Kailee Gallegos out in front who had 17 digs and 29 assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Reese Brown, who had 16 kills and 14 digs.
Haxtun's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 16-8. As for Del Norte, their win was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 21-2.
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