The Eunice Cardinals will square off against the Tatum Coyotes at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Eunice took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Jal.
The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-21, 21-25, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Tatum waltzed into their match on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Falcons with a sharp 3-0 victory.
Tatum never let Loving on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-17, 25-21.
Aubree Young and Avery Henard were among the main playmakers for Tatum as the former had 14 digs and five aces and the latter had ten digs, seven kills, five aces, and a block. That's the most aces Young has posted in her last eight contests.
Tatum was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in three consecutive matchups.
Eunice's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-11. As for Tatum, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season.
Everything went Eunice's way against Tatum when the teams last played back in October, as Eunice made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Eunice since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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