Pagosa Springs won the last time they faced Monte Vista, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Pagosa Springs Pirates came out on top against the Monte Vista Pirates by a score of 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Pagosa Springs.
Pagosa Springs 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 22-25, 25-12, 25-23, 25-17.
Pagosa Springs got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Sophia Sottek out in front who had seven digs and a block. The team also got some help courtesy of Honestye Sweet, who had five digs and three aces.
Pagosa Springs was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Despite the loss, Monte Vista saw an underclassman step up: freshman Abbi Ortega had four digs and two aces. Ortega has been hot , having also posted 15 or more assists the last five times she's played.
The victory got Pagosa Springs back to even at 9-9. As for Monte Vista, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-13.
Pagosa Springs has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 loss against Centauri on the 24th. As for Monte Vista, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 defeat against Del Norte on the 26th.
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