Volleyball Preview: Portales Rams vs. Lovington Wildcats
Portales has gone 10-0 against Lovington recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Portales Rams will venture away from home to square off against the Lovington Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. Portales will be strutting in after a win while Lovington will be coming in after a defeat.
Portales took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Artesia.
Portales had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-13, 25-20, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Lovington was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 27th straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 3-0 to Goddard.
The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-13, 25-9.
Portales has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. As for Lovington, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-21.
Portales took their win against Lovington when the teams last played two weeks ago by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Portales since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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