Artesia suffered their biggest defeat since October 4th on Monday. They came up short against the Goddard Rockets, falling 3-0. The Bulldogs have struggled against the Rockets recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
While Artesia ultimately came up short, they really made Goddard work, particularly in the third set. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-20, 30-28.
Kailee Padilla paced Artesia's offense, picking up eight kills. Padilla got some help from Kirklyn Miller and her 22 assists. Ashton Craft controlled things from the service line, finishing with six aces.
Goddard can attribute much of their success to Viviana Varela, who had 12 digs and three assists. That's the most assists Varela has posted over her last six matchups.
Artesia's loss dropped their record down to 17-5. As for Goddard, their victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 20-2.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Artesia will take on rival Lovington at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Goddard is set to square off against their familiar foe Portales at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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