Volleyball Preview: Pecos Panthers vs. Tucumcari Rattlers
The Pecos Panthers will take on the Tucumcari Rattlers at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
It was a proper cat-fight when Pecos took on Raton on Saturday. Pecos fell just short of Raton by a score of 3-2. The loss continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now lost six in a row.
Pecos started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 16-25, 25-14, 25-21, 22-20.
Meanwhile, Tucumcari came tearing into Saturday's contest with five straight wins and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Lions as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
Tucumcari never let Santa Rosa on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-16, 25-17.
Tucumcari kept the net locked down and finished the game with 11 blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted in their last seven games.
Pecos' defeat dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Tucumcari, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season.
Pecos suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Tucumcari in their previous meeting on October 12th. Can Pecos avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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