After flying high against Crownpoint last Thursday, Tohatchi came back down to earth. The Tohatchi Cougars lost 3-0 to the Thoreau Hawks on Saturday. The Cougars were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Hawks apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played on October 8th.
The match came down to the wire multiple times:two sets needed extra rallies to declare a winner. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-21, 26-24.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Thoreau to victory, but perhaps none more so than Keira Begay, who had 15 digs and 20 assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Jodee Delgarito, who had ten digs, three kills, and two aces.
Tohatchi's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-4. As for Thoreau, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-6.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Tohatchi will play host again on Tuesday to welcome Newcomb, where the match is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. Tohatchi is facing Newcomb at the right time seeing as Newcomb is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Thoreau, it'll be Battle of the Birds when Hawks dukes it out withZuni at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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