The Haxtun Fightin' Bulldogs will head out to face off against the Cheyenne Wells Tigers at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Cheyenne Wells took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Haxtun, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, Haxtun sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Wray. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Fightin' Bulldogs.
Haxtun took Wray into a fifth set where they got it done with a six-point win. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 20-25, 23-25, 25-21, 15-9.
Lilly Lemesany and Emily Anderson were among the main playmakers for Haxtun as the former had 13 digs and three aces and the latter had 11 digs and two aces. Lemesany is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last ten games she's played dating back to last season.
Haxtun was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in nine consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Cheyenne Wells came up short against Burlington on Thursday and fell 3-1. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Cheyenne Wells started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-28, 25-20, 25-13, 25-21.
Haxtun's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-3. As for Cheyenne Wells, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
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