Capital waltzed into their game on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They had just enough and edged the Taos Tigers out 3-2. The Jaguars have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Tigers, too.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Capital who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 19-25, 25-22, 19-25, 16-14.
Brooke Salazar had an outrageously good game as she had 12 digs and five aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces.
Capital kept the net locked down and finished the game with 14 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least seven blocks in 13 consecutive matchups.
Capital now has a winning record of 7-6. As for Taos, their loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-6.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Capital will venture away from home to challenge Santa Fe at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Taos, they will head out on the road to square off against Valley at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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