Penasco was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They fell 3-1 to the Escalante Lobos. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Panthers of the 3-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in November of 2023.
Penasco started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-23, 25-13, 25-19.
Among those leading the charge was Shea Archuleta, who had 15 digs.
Penasco's defeat dropped their record down to 2-11. As for Escalante, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-5.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers challenges Questa at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Escalante, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Mora on the 17th.
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