The Mora Rangers/Rangerettes will challenge the Questa Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mora took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Penasco with a sharp 3-0 victory. The win continues a trend for the Rangers/Rangerettes in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now won five in a row.
The 3-0 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by three points or less. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-22, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Questa hadn't done well against Escalante recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Wildcats skirted past the Lobos 3-2.
Questa was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 23-25, 21-25, 25-23, 15-13.
Questa's win came from a few key players Mora will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jocelyne Ortega, who had 19 digs and four aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in August. Maliyah Dominguez was another key player, getting 26 assists and ten digs.
Questa's victory bumped their record up to 11-3. As for Mora, their win bumped their record up to 6-8.
Mora came up short against Questa when the teams last played back in October of 2024, falling 3-1. Can the Rangers/Rangerettes avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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