Escalante won the last time they faced Penasco, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Escalante Lobos came out on top against the Penasco Panthers by a score of 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lobos.
Escalante had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-23, 25-13, 25-19.
Escalante found their leader in underclassman Shea Archuleta, who had 15 digs.
Escalante was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in 13 consecutive matches.
Escalante is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Penasco, they dropped their record down to 2-11 with the loss, which was their sixth straight at home.
Escalante has already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Mora on the 17th. As for Penasco, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers challenges Questa at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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