The Roswell Coyotes will square off against the Gadsden Panthers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Roswell is coming into the contest hot, having won their last 13 games.
Roswell will bounce into Saturday's game after beating Artesia, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Roswell put the hurt on Artesia with a sharp 3-0 win on Tuesday.
Roswell never let Artesia on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-23, 25-10.
Roswell can attribute much of their success to Emily Marquez, who had four digs and four aces, and Yadira Aragon, who had five digs. That's the most aces Marquez has posted in her last seven matches.
Roswell was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in seven consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Gadsden was not able to break out of their rough patch last Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They came up short against Chaparral, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-15, 25-22, 25-22.
Roswell pushed their record up to 13-1 with the victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Gadsden, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
Roswell beat Gadsden 3-1 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Roswell since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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