The Animas Panthers will head out on the road to  face off against  the Hatch Valley Bears  at 2:00  p.m.  on Friday. Animas will be strutting in after a  victory while Hatch Valley will be coming in after a  defeat.
Having struggled with six  losses in a row, Animas  turned things around against Ray  on Saturday. They won by a  set and slipped past the Bearcats  1-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest  win the Panthers have posted  since September 6th.
Meanwhile, Hatch Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch  on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight  defeat. They came up short against  Hot Springs, falling  3-0.
 The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-12,  25-8.
 Hatch Valley's loss dropped their record down to 4-13. As for Animas, their victory bumped their record up to 5-13.
 Animas couldn't quite get it done against Hatch Valley when the teams last played  two weeks ago as they fell  3-1. Can the Panthers avenge their  defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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