If Socorro wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Hot Springs, they should've done a better job of containing Grace Apodaca. The Hot Springs Tigers walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Socorro Warriors on Tuesday thanks in part to Apodaca, who had eight digs and four aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in September.
In the three sets Hot Springs was on fire: they won each by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 18-25, 25-9, 25-12.
Hot Springs was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in 11 consecutive games.
Hot Springs is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 12-10 record this season. That said, the team wasn't facing the toughest opposition over that stretch, as it included 2-19 Socorro and 2-15 Socorro (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 29.1% over those games). As for Socorro, they are on a 12-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-19.
Hot Springs will challenge Cobre at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Cobre will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something Hot Springs surely won't give up without a fight. As for Socorro, they will take on Hatch Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hatch Valley is coming into the matchup with four straight losses at home, meaning Socorro will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory.
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