Tularosa is preparing for their first district matchup of the season on Tuesday. They will host the Ruidoso Warriors at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Thursday, Tularosa was able to grind out a solid win over Hatch Valley, taking the game 3-1. The Wildcats haven't had any issues with the Bears recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.
Tularosa was actually outscored in aggregate across those four sets (95-93), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-23, 17-25, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Ruidoso made easy work of Hatch Valley on Monday and carried off a 3-0 win.
While Ruidoso won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-19, 27-25.
Ruidoso found their leader in sophomore Talyn Ramos, who had 14 assists and four aces.
Ruidoso was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Ruidoso now has a winning record of 9-8. As for Tularosa, their victory bumped their record up to 11-6.
Tularosa couldn't quite get it done against Ruidoso in their previous meeting back in November of 2024 as they fell 3-1. Can the Wildcats avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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