Tularosa and Dexter are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2016, but not for long. The Tularosa Wildcats will head out to face off against the Dexter Demons at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Dexter took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Tularosa, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, Tularosa earned a 3-1 victory over New Mexico Military Institute.
Tularosa had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-13, 25-18, 26-24.
Meanwhile, Dexter unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 3-1 to Ruidoso. The Demons have struggled against the Warriors recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Dexter was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Ruidoso work for it, especially in the fourth set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 16-25, 25-14, 26-24.
Despite their defeat, Dexter saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Emily Delarosa, who had three kills, two aces, and a block, was perhaps the best of all. Delarosa is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Nalani Cobos, who had five digs, two kills, and a block.
The win got Tularosa back to even at 10-10. As for Dexter, their loss ended a ten-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-3.
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