After flying high against Clayton last Wednesday, Raton came back down to earth. The Raton Tigers fell 3-1 to the Santa Rosa Lions on Monday. The defeat continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Lions: they've now lost seven in a row.
Raton actually scored more points across those four sets (90-87), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-19, 11-25, 25-22.
Even though they lost, Raton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive matchups.
Raton's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-8. As for Santa Rosa, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 10-13 record this season.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Raton will take on Laguna Acoma at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday. Laguna Acoma will roll in looking for their 15th straight win, something Raton surely won't give up without a fight. As for Santa Rosa, they will challenge Questa at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday. Santa Rosa is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
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