Taking their second proverbial swing at 2A/1A San Juan Basin League heavyweight Dove Creek on Saturday, Oct. 26, Ignacio Volleyball fared far better than in the teams’ first rumble back on Sept. 21, but after going the distance with the Lady Bulldogs fell 23-25, 25-21, 23-25, 25-20, 11-15. 

Individual statistics from the marathon inside ‘The DawgHouse’ were unavailable at press time, as the Volleycats dipped to 13-8 overall and 9-2 in all official SJBL matches, while remaining 6-1 against the league’s 2A members. Forced to go five sets for the first time all season, DCHS improved to an outstanding 20-1 overall (10-0 SJBL, 6-0 1A SJBL) under new head coach Erin Barry prior to hosting non-league 2A Sanford (15-7 overall) on Friday, Nov. 1. 

Jennifer Seibel’s ’Cats, meanwhile, were to wrap up regular season work earlier in the week with a 10/29 home match versus Dolores (8-13; 4-7 SJBL, 2-5 2A SJBL), followed by a serious Halloween Night test on the 31st against 1A Southern Peaks power Sargent (18-1 overall). Results from both contests were unavailable at press time.