After both having extra time off, the Hagerman Bobcats and the Capitan Tigers will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Hagerman and six for Capitan dating back to last season.
Capitan is facing Hagerman at the wrong time: Hagerman suffered their first home loss of the season on Tuesday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell 3-1 to the Demons.
While Hagerman had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 18 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-18, 21-25, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Capitan lost 3-0 to Magdalena on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Tigers have suffered against the Steers since September 26, 2014.
Capitan was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-13, 25-22.
Hagerman's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-5. As for Capitan, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Everything went Hagerman's way against Capitan in their previous meeting back in November of 2023 as Hagerman made off with a 3-0 win. Does Hagerman have another victory up their sleeve, or will Capitan turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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