The Pecos Panthers will face off against the Santa Rosa Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The last three games Pecos has played have been within one set, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
While Pecos' win against Clayton wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Panthers narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Yellowjackets 3-2. The win continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Yellowjackets: they've now won five in a row.
Pecos was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (108-107), but they still managed to win. The final score came out to 25-21, 25-22, 22-25, 18-25, 17-15.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Santa Rosa's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell just short of Raton by a score of 3-2.
Santa Rosa took Raton into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-19, 22-25, 24-26, 15-11.
Santa Rosa's loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 7-10. As for Pecos, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 7-10.
Everything went Pecos' way against Santa Rosa in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, as Pecos made off with a 3-0 win. Do the Panthers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Lions turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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