Pagosa Springs hasn't had much luck against Alamosa recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Pagosa Springs Pirates will face off against the Alamosa Mean Moose at 3:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Pagosa Springs sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Montezuma-Cortez. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Pirates.
Pagosa Springs 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 23-25, 25-21, 19-25, 25-8, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Alamosa came tearing into Friday's match with seven straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Panthers with a sharp 3-0 win.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-17, 25-12.
Alamosa can attribute much of their success to Arreli Felix, who had four aces, and Aubrey Rothermich, who hit 66.7% for 17 killsten aces and six digs. The dominant performance gave Rothermich a new career-high in aces.
Alamosa was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in nine consecutive contests.
Pagosa Springs now has a winning record of 7-6. As for Alamosa, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-2.
Pagosa Springs might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Alamosa in their previous matchup back in September. Can Pagosa Springs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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