Tucumcari and Clayton are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2017, but not for long. The Tucumcari Rattlers will venture away from home to challenge the Clayton Yellowjackets at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Tucumcari has nine straight wins, Clayton has 17 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Monday, Tucumcari earned a 3-1 victory over Estancia.
The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-20, 22-25, 25-22.
Tucumcari kept the net locked down and finished the game with 11 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least nine blocks in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Clayton came up short against Pecos on Saturday, falling 3-0.
Clayton was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The final score came out to 26-24, 25-13, 25-14.
Tucumcari's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-4. As for Clayton, their loss dropped their record down to 1-19.
Tucumcari took their victory against Clayton in their previous meeting back in October by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tucumcari since the squad 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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