Portales had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They won by a set and slipped past the Artesia Bulldogs 3-2. The Rams have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Bulldogs, too.
Portales took Artesia into a fifth set where they got it done with a eight-point win. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-18, 25-18, 12-25, 15-7.
Portales is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Artesia, their loss dropped their record down to 9-9.
Portales will welcome Lovington at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Portales is facing Lovington at the right time seeing as Lovington is stuck on a 17-game losing streak. As for Artesia, they will venture away from home to take on Goddard at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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