Tohatchi is preparing for their first district matchup of the season on Tuesday. They are taking a road trip to face off against the Navajo Prep Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Tohatchi will be strutting in after a victory while Navajo Prep will be coming in after a defeat.
Tohatchi barely beat Laguna Acoma the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Cougars blew past the Hawks 3-0 on Saturday.
Tohatchi not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept Laguna Acoma between 16 and 19 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-19, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Navajo Prep was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They fell 3-1 to Gallup.
Navajo Prep started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-15, 25-19, 25-22.
Tohatchi's win bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Navajo Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
Everything went Tohatchi's way against Navajo Prep in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as Tohatchi made off with a 3-0 victory. Will the Cougars repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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