Artesia extended their postseason success on Saturday against Hope Christian. They skirted past the Hope Christian Huskies 3-2. The victory was nothing new for the Bulldogs as they're now sitting on five straight.
Kailee Padilla paced Artesia's offense, picking up 21 kills. Padilla got some help from
Kirklyn Miller and her 49 assists.
Carmen Harvey controlled things from the service line, finishing with five aces.
When it comes to explaining why Hope Christian lost, don't look at Lacey Henry. Despite the final result, she had nine digs and three aces. Henry has been hot recently, having also posted 13 or more assists the last four times she's played.
Artesia is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-11 record this season. As for Hope Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 20-8.
Artesia wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 3-0 defeat against St. Pius X on the 16th. Hope Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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