After losing to New Mexico Military Institute the last time they met, Tatum decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Tatum Coyotes came out on top against the New Mexico Military Institute Colts by a score of 3-1 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Coyotes.
Tatum was staring down a 1-0 deficit headed into the second set, but they rallied to take the next three for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-22, 26-24, 25-22.
Tatum was led to victory by Aubree Young and Sofia Flores. Young had 31 digs, while Flores had 11 digs and five kills. Young has been hot recently, having posted 23 or more digs the last three times she's played.
Tatum was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in four consecutive games.
New Mexico Military Institute lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Kaytlyn Lackey, who had 12 kills and two aces. Another player making a difference was Sara Pires, who had seven kills and two aces.
Tatum's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for New Mexico Military Institute, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.
Tatum didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss vs. Gateway Christian on the 7th. New Mexico Military Institute has also already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against Loving on the 7th.
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