After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Pueblo County, La Junta was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Woodland Park Panthers, sneaking past 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Tigers have posted since August 24, 2024.
La Junta took Woodland Park into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-12, 26-28, 22-25, 15-12.
La Junta found their leader in sophomore Mia Whatley, who had 11 digs and six aces. Liliana Barela also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assist of the season.
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| 09/16/25 vs Woodland Park | 14 |
| 11/02/24 vs Manitou Springs | 16 |
La Junta was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in November of 2024.
La Junta's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-5. As for Woodland Park, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
La Junta has already played their next match (against Salida), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Woodland Park, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against James Irwin on the 18th.
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