Volleyball Recap: Hot Springs Tigers vs. Ruidoso Warriors
Hot Springs and Ruidoso squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Hot Springs had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Ruidoso Warriors by a score of 3-2. The Tigers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Warriors apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September.
Hot Springs took Ruidoso into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking six-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-23, 21-25, 21-25, 15-9.
Ruidoso can attribute much of their success to Makenzie Wilson, who had three digs and two aces. Wilson has been hot , having also posted 12 or more assists the last eight times she's played.
Hot Springs moved to 13-11 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Ruidoso, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 17-7.
Hot Springs has already played their next game, a 3-1 defeat against Cottonwood Classical Prep on the 15th. As for Ruidoso, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss against Cobre on the 14th.
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