Des Moines 9  11  17

Raton          25 25 25

Lady Demons struggle as Lady Tigers win in three

By Marty Mayfield

KRTN Multi-Media

            They were wearing the yellow jersey but watching the volleyball match Tuesday evening in Tiger Gym may be asking was that the Lady Demons from Des Moines? It was but they definitely were not playing up to the same caliber of play as they did when Raton was in Des Moines.

             Raton pulled out quick and early in all three games creating leads that grew to as many as 10 points. It wasn’t until game three that Des Moines was able to break the 10-point deficit.

            As Raton pulled out in front and widened the lead they played the net very well making blocks that often fell back just beyond the net making it difficult for the Lady Demons to respond, when they did it made for a great series of vollies.

            It was game three when Des Moines finally began to look more like the team that took Raton in five games last month but it came a bit late and with a large point deficit that they were unable to overcome.

            Both teams will soon begin district play as Raton will travel to West Las Vegas next week and Des Moines travel to Springer on October 8^th.

Jordan Valdez and Shelby Walker meet hand to hand at the net Tuesday evening in Tiger Gym

Dakota Martinez shows the concentration to make the hit

Breannon Trujillo tries to avoid the net as Samantha Green goes up with the ball