Hobbs was the 3-2 winner over Organ Mountain when they last played one another back in September of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Hobbs Eagles fell just short of the Organ Mountain Knights by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Hobbs took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 25-23, 20-25, 22-25, 26-24, 15-6.
Hobbs' defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Ellie Lentz, who had eight digs and three aces, and Brianna Dunlap, who had nine kills, three digs, and three digs. The dominant performance gave Lentz a new career-high in aces.
Even though they lost, Hobbs was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Hobbs now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Organ Mountain, their victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-5.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Hobbs will square off against Goddard at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Organ Mountain, they will take on West Mesa at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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