Volleyball Preview: Lovington Wildcats vs. Artesia Bulldogs
Lovington hasn't had much luck against Artesia recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Lovington Wildcats are taking a road trip to take on the Artesia Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Lovington is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 28th straight game dating back to last season on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to Portales.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-7, 25-12.
Meanwhile, Artesia didn't have quite enough to beat Goddard on Tuesday and fell 3-2. While the Bulldogs didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Rockets 25-17 in the first set.
Artesia actually scored more points across those five sets (102-94), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-21, 26-24, 11-25, 15-7.
Lovington's loss dropped their record down to 0-22. As for Artesia, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-11.
Lovington suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Artesia in their previous meeting last Tuesday. Can Lovington avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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