A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers takes on the Pecos Panthers at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Raton will be strutting in after a win while Pecos will be coming in after a defeat.
Raton took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Clayton with a sharp 3-0 victory.
Raton walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the second set). The final score came out to 25-17, 25-15, 25-19.
Raton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, Pecos came up short against Santa Rosa on Thursday, falling 3-0. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Lions recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Pecos took the loss but they managed to make steady progress, increasing their score in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-20, 25-21.
Raton's victory bumped their record up to 11-6. As for Pecos, their loss dropped their record down to 7-10.
Raton took their win against Pecos in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Raton 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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