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| 10/28/25 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 11/07/24 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 10/29/24 - Away | 3-0 W |
| 11/09/23 - Away | 3-0 W |
| 10/31/23 - Home | 3-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
Artesia has gone a perfect 10-0 against Lovington recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Bulldogs will face off against the Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Artesia is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Goddard, who was ranked seventh at the time (Artesia was ranked tenth). The Bulldogs lost 3-0 to the Rockets on Monday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Bulldogs have suffered since October 4th.
Artesia couldn't get the win, but they sure gave Goddard a tough time in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-20, 30-28.
Meanwhile, Lovington was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their 16th straight defeat. They came up short against Portales, falling 3-0.
Lovington was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-7, 25-7.
Lovington's loss dropped their record down to 4-19. As for Artesia, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-5.
Artesia took their victory against Lovington in their previous meeting last Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bulldogs 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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