Artesia lost to Goddard on October 4th, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Thursday. The Artesia Bulldogs had just enough and edged the Goddard Rockets out 3-2.
Artesia was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 25-20, 23-25, 25-20, 15-13.
Kailee Padilla paced Artesia's offense, picking up 18 kills. Padilla got some help from
Kirklyn Miller and her 41 assists.
Carmen Harvey controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
Despite the loss, Goddard still got an impressive performance from Viviana Varela, who had 11 digs and four aces. That's the most aces Varela has posted since back in September of 2023.
Artesia now has a winning record of 10-9. As for Goddard, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-10.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Lovington the next time they take the court. Goddard will head out to face Lovington at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, while Artesia will head out to face them at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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