The Hatch Valley Bears will challenge the Ruidoso Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Hatch Valley took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Kirtland Central 3-2.
Hatch Valley was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (110-102), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 14-25, 27-25, 25-22, 21-25, 15-13.
Meanwhile, Ruidoso got the win against Socorro last Saturday by a conclusive 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for Ruidoso.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Ruidoso was: they took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-14, 25-12.
Hatch Valley's win ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-5. As for Ruidoso, their victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-4.
Hatch Valley came up short against Ruidoso in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Thankfully for Hatch Valley, Adrianna Romano (who had nine aces and eight digs) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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