The Portales Rams will square off against the Artesia Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Portales will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive.
Portales is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Goddard just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Rockets by a score of 3-2.
The match was exciting from start to finish, as four sets needed extra rallies to gain a two-point lead. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 26-24, 24-26, 24-26, 15-7.
Meanwhile, Artesia made easy work of Lovington on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Artesia was: they took every set by at least 14 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-11, 25-9.
Artesia was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in ten consecutive games.
Portales' defeat dropped their record down to 12-8. As for Artesia, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season.
Portales came out on top in a nail-biter against Artesia in their previous matchup last Tuesday, sneaking past 3-2. Will Portales repeat their success, or does Artesia have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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