While Raton didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Springer Red Devils on Saturday. The Tigers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Red Devils, too.
Raton 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 22-25, 25-11, 25-23, 25-22.
Raton kept the net locked down and finished the game with 14 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least five blocks in five consecutive matches.
Springer lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Ayanalisa Cisneros-Mendoza, who had 12 digs. Cisneros-Mendoza has been hot recently, having posted 12 or more digs the last four times she's played.
Raton has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for Springer, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Raton's road trip will continue as they head out to face Trinidad at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Raton is facing Trinidad at the right time seeing as Trinidad is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Springer, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Penasco at 5:00 p.m.
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