The Pecos Panthers will square off against the Tucumcari Rattlers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
It was a proper cat-fight when Pecos duked it out with Raton on Saturday. The Panthers came up short against the Tigers, falling 3-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Panthers in their meetings with the Tigers: they've now lost eight in a row.
The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-10, 25-17.
Santa Rosa came into Saturday's contest looking for another win against Tucumcari, but Esperanza Martinez wouldn't allow it. The Rattlers walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Lions on Saturday with plenty of help from Martinez, who had 25 digs and two aces. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in each of the last five games she's played.
Tucumcari walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the third set). The final score came out to 25-20, 18-25, 25-15, 25-22.
The victory made it two in a row for Tucumcari and bumps their season record up to 9-10. As for Pecos, their loss dropped their record down to 7-12.
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