It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Tucumcari can now relate to. They came up short against the Laguna Acoma Hawks on Thursday, falling 3-0. The shutout was out of character for the Rattlers seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in September.
While Laguna Acoma got the win, Tucumcari sure made them earn it: two sets took extra rallies. The final score came out to 26-24, 25-17, 27-25.
Despite the defeat, Tucumcari had strong showings from Nevaeh Montoya, who had 14 digs, and July Lafferty, who had 32 digs and eight kills. With that strong performance, Montoya is now averaging an impressive 10 digs per game.
Even though they lost, Tucumcari kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Laguna Acoma didn't had any.
Tucumcari's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-5. As for Laguna Acoma, the win (which was their 16th in a row) raised their record to 20-3.
Tucumcari wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory against Santa Rosa on the 15th. As for Laguna Acoma, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-2 defeat against Legacy Academy on the 15th.
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