Goddard is 8-2 against Roswell since March of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Goddard Rockets will square off against the Roswell Coyotes at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, it was close, but Goddard sidestepped Carlsbad for a 3-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Rockets.
Goddard wouldn't go down easily and took Carlsbad into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-19, 24-26, 25-27, 16-14.
Meanwhile, Roswell came tearing into Saturday's game with 13 straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Panthers.
In the three sets Roswell was on fire: they won each by at least ten points. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-14, 25-14, 25-15.
Roswell can attribute much of their success to Emily Marquez, who had 13 digs and two aces. Marquez is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Roswell was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in eight consecutive matches.
Goddard has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-7 record this season. As for Roswell, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-1.
Goddard might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Roswell in their previous meeting back in September. Can Goddard avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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