Tatum is 10-0 against Jal since March of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, both will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 6:00 p.m. Jal took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Tatum, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, Tatum beat Lake Arthur 3-1.
Tatum had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-13, 25-10, 25-20.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Jal faced off against Tularosa on Saturday. Jal fell 3-1 to Tularosa. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jal was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Tularosa work for it, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-17, 24-26, 25-16.
Even though they lost, Jal was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in three consecutive matchups.
Tatum now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Jal, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-5.
Everything went Tatum's way against Jal when the teams last played back in November of 2023, as Tatum made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Tatum repeat their success, or does Jal have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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