Carlsbad lost against Artesia last Saturday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Carlsbad Cavemen/Cavegirls fell 3-1 to the Artesia Bulldogs.
The 3-1 doesn't really show just how close this match was: all the sets Carlsbad lost were decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 25-23, 20-25, 27-25.
Among those leading the charge was Jacky Tovar, who had six digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces.
Carlsbad now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Artesia, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Carlsbad will square off against Chaparral at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Artesia, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Roswell at 6:30 p.m.
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