It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Ruidoso had no problem doing just that on Friday. They skirted past the Thoreau Hawks 3-2. The Warriors have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Hawks, too.
Ruidoso took Thoreau into a fifth set where they got it done with a seven-point win. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-9, 25-15, 19-25, 15-8.
Leading Ruidoso to victory were Makenzie Wilson and Talyn Ramos. Wilson had three aces and 24 assists, while Ramos had seven digs and seven aces. That's the most aces Ramos has posted since back in September.
Ruidoso 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 13 consecutive matchups.
Ruidoso is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a massive bump to their 18-8 record this season. As for Thoreau, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 17-8.
Ruidoso didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 defeat against Santa Fe Indian on the 15th. Thoreau does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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