After losing to Sangre de Cristo the last time they met, La Junta decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Tigers walked away with a 2-0 win over the Thunderbirds on Saturday.
La Junta easily took the second set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-15.
Brylee Gearhart paced La Junta's offense, picking up six kills. Gearhart got some help from Gabrielle Ojeda and her 16 assists. Gearhart was also solid from the service line: she led the team with five aces.
vs
| 08/23/25 - Away | 2-0 W |
| 08/24/24 - Away | 1-2 L |
| 10/12/19 - Neutral | 3-0 W |
| 10/06/18 - Neutral | 3-2 W |
The victory got La Junta back to even at 1-1. As for Sangre de Cristo, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
La Junta didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-1 loss against Monte Vista on the 23rd. Sangre de Cristo has also already played their next game (against Hoehne), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
