Dexter has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Tularosa Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. The two teams are at an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2016, but likely not for long.
Dexter is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Ruidoso just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Warriors. The defeat continues a trend for the Demons in their matchups with the Warriors: they've now lost five in a row.
Dexter was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Ruidoso work for it, especially in the fourth set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 16-25, 25-14, 26-24.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Emily Delarosa, who had three kills, two aces, and a block. She is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Nalani Cobos, who had five digs, two kills, and a block.
Meanwhile, Tularosa earned a 3-1 victory over New Mexico Military Institute on Tuesday.
Tularosa had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 18-25, 25-13, 25-18, 26-24.
Dexter's loss ended a ten-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-3. As for Tularosa, the win got them back to even at 10-10.
Dexter came out on top in a nail-biter against Tularosa in their previous matchup last Thursday, sneaking past 3-2. Will Dexter repeat their success, or does Tularosa have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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