It was a proper cat-fight when Woodland Park faced off against La Junta on Tuesday. The Panthers fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 3-2. The Panthers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Tigers apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September of 2024.
Woodland Park took La Junta into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-12, 26-28, 22-25, 15-12.
Clara Levingston paced Woodland Park's offense, picking up 12 kills. Levingston got some help from Jazmaine Slocum and her 19 assists. Alexa Boring and Bella Waak kept things locked in from the service line: the pair finished with four aces apiece.
Mia Whatley had an outrageously good game for La Junta as she had 11 digs and six aces. Liliana Barela also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assist of the season.
Woodland Park's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for La Junta, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-5.
Woodland Park has already played their next game, a 3-0 win against James Irwin on the 18th. La Junta has also already played their next match (against Salida), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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