By Marty Mayfield
KRTN Multi-Media
It was another district match for the 5-2 Raton Lady Tigers Thursday evening as they took on the 3-4 Estancia Lady Bears as the volleyball season winds down to the last matches before playoffs begin in a couple of weeks.
The Lady Tigers sit in third place in District 6 followed by the Lady Bears. Tucumcari at 7-0 sits atop the district with Santa Rosa occupying the second place seat also with a 5-2 record. The Lady Lions took the first match against the Lady Tigers 3-1 to take the second place seat.
The C-Team took the floor first Thursday afternoon and taking the early lead in game one and easily pulling out a 25-11 win. Game two however was a different story as Estancia found their groove and kept the game close with tie scores through most of the game. Both teams suffered from out of bounds serves to keep the game close. The final tie came at point 21 where Raton buckled down and pulled out the 25-21 win.
The JV match was all Raton as they took the early lead in both games. Tied at 16 in game one Raton pulled out ahead of Estancia by a 21-16 score and went on to win the game by five. In game two Raton took a big lead and never looked back as the girls went on to a 25-17 win.
Both varsity teams had their struggles in game one but once they got warmed up began hitting on all cylinders. Raton however, managed to pull out a 19-13 lead. The Lady Bears battled back to tie the game at 23 and went on to win game one 25-23.
In game two it was a Raton game as they took the lead early and managed to stay ahead the rest of the game for a four point win. Game three saw Estancia take the early lead and pull out to a 20-14 score with great blocking at the net. Raton was strong at the net as well and managed to bury that six point lead and tied the game at 23, 24 and 25. Raton then made the point and added another for the 27-25 win.
Game four was another close one with ties at 12, 13 and 15. Raton found the spark and took a five point lead 20-15 and finished off the Lady Bears as they stumbled and finished the game at 25-18.
Raton will be on the road for the next two matches (Tucumcari 11/2 and Clayton 11/4) and will finish the season on Thursday November 7 at home against the Santa Rosa Lady Lions.
C-Team
Raton 25 25
Estancia 11 21
JV
Raton 25 25
Estancia 20 17
Varsity
Raton 23 25 27 25
Estancia 25 21 25 18
