If Magdalena wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Animas, they should've done a better job of containing Angel Pintor. The Animas Panthers were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Magdalena Steers on Friday thanks in part to Pintor, who had 19 digs. She has been hot recently, having posted 13 or more digs the last four times she's played.
While Animas won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-23, 25-21.
Animas is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-10 record this season. It's not like the team was facing easy opposition over that stretch either, as it included 15-3 Quemado and 13-6 Reserve (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 69.9% over those games). As for Magdalena, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 13-9.
Animas wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 3-2 loss against Quemado on the 9th. Magdalena has also already played their next contest, a 3-0 defeat against Reserve on the 9th.
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