Tularosa outlasts Capitan in five-set thriller and other Volleyball action

Tularosa survived a marathon fifth set to beat Capitan 3-2 on Tuesday night, the lone win for Otero County volleyball teams on a night when Alamogordo and Cloudcroft were both swept.

The Lady Cats won 21-25, 25-20, 11-25, 25-23, 20-18, twice rallying from a set down. Capitan took the third set by 14 points and stood one set from the match. Tularosa edged the fourth by two, then outlasted Capitan in a deciding set that ran five points past the usual 15.

Capitan outscored Tularosa 111-102 across the five sets and still lost. The win moves the Lady Cats to 4-10.

Centennial sweeps Alamogordo

Alamogordo opened district play with a straight-set loss to Centennial, 25-9, 25-13, 25-14. The Lady Tigers did not reach 15 points in any set and fell to 6-9 overall, 0-1 in district.

Hot Springs tops Cloudcroft

Cloudcroft lost to Hot Springs 25-8, 25-14, 25-18. The Lady Bears scored more points in each successive set but could not extend the match, and their record slipped to 8-5.

Up next

• Tularosa (4-10) plays at Silver on Thursday.
• Alamogordo (6-9, 0-1 district) hosts Organ Mountain on Saturday.
• Cloudcroft (8-5) plays at Melrose on Oct. 13.

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