Goddard has been on the road for three straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will host the Artesia Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. The two teams are at an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2021, but likely not for long.
Goddard lost 3-0 to Santa Teresa on Saturday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Rockets have suffered against the Desert Warriors since October 5, 2019.
While Goddard was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Santa Teresa's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-18, 26-24.
Meanwhile, Artesia didn't have quite enough to beat Portales on Tuesday and fell 3-2. While the Bulldogs didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Rams 25-22 in the first set.
Artesia took Portales into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking eight-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-18, 25-18, 12-25, 15-7.
Even though they lost, Artesia was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in eight consecutive matches.
Goddard now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Artesia, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-9.
Everything went Goddard's way against Artesia when the teams last played on October 4th, as Goddard made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Goddard have another victory up their sleeve, or will Artesia turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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