Tatum is 8-2 against Loving since March of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Tatum Coyotes will be playing in front of their home fans against the Loving Falcons at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Tatum has three straight wins, Loving has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Thursday, Tatum was able to grind out a solid victory over Hagerman, taking the game 3-1.
Tatum had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-14, 25-14, 26-24.
Tatum 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 five aces in 13 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Loving came up short against Jal on Thursday and fell 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-12, 22-25, 25-23, 25-11.
Tatum's win bumped their record up to 8-5. As for Loving, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-13.
Tatum beat Loving 3-1 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Does Tatum have another victory up their sleeve, or will Loving turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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