Goddard waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They had just enough and edged the Artesia Bulldogs out 3-2. This was a revenge matchup for the Rockets, as the team was forced to settle for a 3-2 defeat when these two played two weeks ago.
Goddard was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (102-94), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-21, 26-24, 11-25, 15-7.
Hailyn Haskins paced Goddard's offense, picking up 11 kills. Haskins got some help from
Landry Brown and her 14 assists. Finally, Haskins was also a dominant defender, finishing with a team-high two blocks.
Goddard's record is now 12-10. As for Artesia, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-11.
Goddard will challenge Portales at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Portales is coming into the match with four straight wins at home, so Goddard will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Artesia, they will face off against Lovington at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Artesia is facing Lovington at the right time seeing as Lovington is stuck on a 22-game losing streak.
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