West Mesa is 0-4 against Los Lunas since September of 2014 but things could change on Tuesday. The West Mesa Mustangs will venture away from home to square off against the Los Lunas Tigers at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
West Mesa took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They won by a set and slipped past Atrisco Heritage Academy 3-2.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day West Mesa got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 24-26, 25-16, 21-25, 15-8.
Los Lunas had won two straight games and Lauren Shiplet did her part to make it three on Thursday. Los Lunas was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Rio Grande thanks in part to Shiplet, who had 20 digs. She has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last four times she's played.
Los Lunas walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the first set). The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-18, 25-17.
West Mesa's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-12. As for Los Lunas, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season.
West Mesa might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Los Lunas when the teams last played back in October. Can West Mesa avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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