Clayton hasn't had much luck against Raton recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Clayton Yellowjackets will challenge the Raton Tigers at 5:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Clayton is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 13th straight game on Saturday. They lost 3-0 to Tucumcari.
The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-14, 25-13.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Raton faced off against Santa Rosa on Saturday. Raton fell 3-1 to Santa Rosa. The defeat continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Lions: they've now lost six in a row.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-23, 24-26, 25-21.
Despite the loss, Raton had strong showings from Juliani Plazola, who had 13 digs, and Addison Medina, who had four digs, two aces, and a kill. Medina is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 15 or more in the last 19 games she's played dating back to last season.
Clayton's defeat dropped their record down to 1-15. As for Raton, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-6.
Clayton came up short against Raton when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Clayton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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