After flying high against Socorro last Tuesday, Montwood came back down to earth. The Montwood Rams came up short against the Coronado Thunderbirds on Friday, falling 3-0. The Rams were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Thunderbirds apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played two weeks ago.
While Montwood had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 19 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-22, 25-22.
Monserratt Royval paced Montwood's offense, picking up eight kills. Royval got some help from
Isabella Ochoa and her 13 assists.
Lauren Bates was a one-man wrecking crew for Coronado as she had 16 digs and seven kills. With that strong performance, Bates is now averaging an impressive 10.2 digs per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Jena Annabi, who had 16 digs.
Montwood's defeat dropped their record down to 23-15. As for Coronado, their win bumped their record up to 18-14.
Montwood does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Coronado, they will take on Frenship at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Frenship will roll in looking for their ninth straight victory, something Coronado surely won't give up without a fight.
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