The Jal Panthers will face off against the Texico Wolverines at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The timing isn't great for Jal: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Texico has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road.
It was a proper cat-fight when Jal faced off against Eunice on Tuesday. Jal lost 3-0 to Eunice. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Panthers have suffered against the Cardinals since August 26, 2022.
While Jal ultimately came up short, they really made Eunice work, particularly in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 26-24, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Texico got the win against Hagerman on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Texico was: they took every set by at least 12 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-12, 25-13.
Texico's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Abby Haakma, who had six digs and three aces, and Gabby Delarosa, who had seven digs and two aces. Haakma is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Texico was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in ten consecutive matches.
Jal's loss dropped their record down to 9-7. As for Texico, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.
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