Santa Rosa has gone 6-0 against Raton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Santa Rosa Lions will take on the Raton Tigers at 5:00 p.m. Santa Rosa is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Santa Rosa lost 3-0 to Pecos on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Lions have suffered against the Panthers since March 20, 2021.
The 3-0 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 28-26, 25-22, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Raton got the win against Clayton on Wednesday by a conclusive 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-10, 25-17, 25-2.
Raton 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 five consecutive matches.
Raton has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. As for Santa Rosa, their loss dropped their record down to 9-13.
Santa Rosa beat Raton 3-1 in their previous matchup back in October. The rematch might be a little tougher for Santa Rosa since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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