The Raton Tigers will challenge the Questa Wildcats at 8:00 a.m. on Friday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Raton heads in on the heels of a playoff game on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to Laguna Acoma. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
While Raton had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 19 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-19, 25-20.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Questa's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They came up short against Mesilla Valley Christian School, falling 3-0. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Wildcats haven't been shut out since back in September.
Questa was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Mesilla Valley Christian School work for it, especially in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 28-26, 25-17.
Questa's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Delilah Rael, who had nine digs and four kills, and Kiara Arellano, who had nine digs and two kills.
Raton's defeat dropped their record down to 14-9. As for Questa, their loss dropped their record down to 22-3.
Raton came up short against Questa in their previous matchup back in October, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Questa's Alyana Le?n, who had 15 digs and three aces. Now that Raton knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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