Volleyball Recap: Artesia Takes a Loss

Artesia was the 3-2 winner over Goddard when they last played one another two weeks ago, but their luck changed this time around. The Artesia Bulldogs fell just short of the Goddard Rockets by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. 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.

Kailee Padilla paced Artesia's offense, picking up 20 kills. Padilla got some help from Kirklyn Miller and her 50 assists. Miller was also solid from the service line: she led the team with five aces.

Among those leading the charge was Viviana Varela, who had seven digs.

This is the second loss in a row for Artesia and nudges their season record down to 11-11. As for Goddard, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 12-10.

Artesia will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Lovington at 6:30 p.m. Lovington is coming into the matchup with ten straight defeats on the road, meaning Artesia will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory. As for Goddard, they will head out to take on Portales at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.

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