After flying high against Eunice last Tuesday, Hagerman came back down to earth. The Hagerman Bobcats fell 3-1 to the Tatum Coyotes on Thursday. While the Bobcats didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Coyotes 25-22 in the first set.
Hagerman started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-14, 25-14, 26-24.
Hagerman lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Riley Martinez, who had nine digs, six kills, three aces, and two blocks. Martinez is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ximena Chacon, who had 13 kills, four digs, and four blocks.
Hagerman now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Tatum, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-5.
Hagerman has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 loss against Texico on the 15th. As for Tatum, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Loving on the 15th.
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