After four games on the road, Portales is heading back home. They will host the Lovington Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lovington took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Portales, who comes in off a win.
Portales is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Texico, who was ranked 18th in their home state at the time (Portales was ranked 19th). Portales came out on top against Texico by a score of 3-1 last Saturday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-23, 18-28, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Lovington was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their 23rd straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 3-0 to Chaparral.
The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-17, 25-15.
Portales' victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-7. As for Lovington, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-17.
Portales took their win against Lovington in their previous matchup back in November of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Portales repeat their success, or does Lovington have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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