After losing to Thoreau the last time they met, Aztec decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Tigers came out on top against the Hawks by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
Aztec was actually outscored in aggregate across those four sets (95-92), but they still managed to win. The final score came out to 16-25, 26-24, 25-23, 25-23.
Riley Yoakum paced Aztec's offense, picking up 14 kills. Yoakum got some help from Jazzlyn Gomez and her 13 assists. Finally, Gomez was also a dominant defender, finishing with a team-high four blocks.
Despite the loss, Thoreau had strong showings from Hope Yazzie, who had eight digs and two aces, and Kayleigh Dodge, who had seven kills and two aces. Yazzie has been hot, having posted two or more aces the last five times she's played.
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| 09/16/25 - Home | 3-1 W |
| 09/17/24 - Away | 0-3 L |
| 09/19/23 - Home | 3-1 W |
| 09/13/22 - Away | 3-0 W |
| 09/14/21 - Home | 3-1 W |
| 08/26/17 - Away | 3-0 W |
Aztec now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Thoreau, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
After both having extra time off, Aztec and Cuba will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court against one another at 6:00 p.m. on the 25th. As for Thoreau, they will take on Rehoboth Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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