Hot Springs won the last time they faced Hatch Valley, and things went their way on Saturday too. Everything went the Hot Springs Tigers' way against the Hatch Valley Bears as the Hot Springs Tigers made off with a 3-0 victory.
The match came down to the wire multiple times:two sets needed extra rallies to declare a winner. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 28-26, 26-24.
Alex Gonzales paced Hot Springs' offense, picking up 17 kills. Gonzales got some help from
Marquetta Carter and her 34 assists.
Hayli Bagwell controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Hot Springs has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-10 record this season. That said, the team wasn't facing the toughest opposition over that stretch, as it included 2-15 Socorro and 5-13 Hatch Valley (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 34.1% over those games). As for Hatch Valley, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-14 record this season.
Hot Springs has already played their next match, a 3-1 win against Socorro on the 5th. As for Hatch Valley, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss against Cobre on the 5th.
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