Raton is 2-8 against Tucumcari since September of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Raton Tigers are taking a road trip to challenge the Tucumcari Rattlers at 3:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Raton comes in on three and Tucumcari on seven.
Last Thursday, Raton was able to grind out a solid win over Estancia, taking the game 3-1.
Raton had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-21, 27-25, 25-18.
Raton kept the net locked down and finished the game with 14 blocks. They are 3-1 when they block at leastten attacks.
Meanwhile, everything went Tucumcari's way against Pecos on Monday as Tucumcari made off with a 3-0 victory.
Tucumcari's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Pecos between 14 and 17 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-14, 25-16.
Raton's win bumped their record up to 13-6. As for Tucumcari, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's match: Raton has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Tucumcari struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Raton came up short against Tucumcari in their previous matchup back in October, falling 3-1. Can Raton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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