Roswell has gone 9-1 against Carlsbad recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Roswell Coyotes will stay at home for another game and welcome the Carlsbad Cavemen/Cavegirls at 6:00 p.m. Carlsbad took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Roswell, who comes in off a win.
Roswell is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Hobbs, who was ranked 23rd in their home state at the time (Roswell was ranked fifth). Roswell was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Hobbs on Tuesday.
The match was exciting from start to finish, as two sets needed extra rallies to gain a two-point lead. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 26-24, 26-24.
Meanwhile, Carlsbad was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell just short of Clovis by a score of 3-2.
Carlsbad actually scored more points across those five sets (101-96), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 13-25, 16-25, 25-21, 17-15.
Roswell pushed their record up to 20-1 with the win, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Carlsbad, their loss dropped their record down to 7-13.
Roswell was able to grind out a solid victory over Carlsbad in their previous matchup two weeks ago, winning 3-1. Does Roswell have another victory up their sleeve, or will Carlsbad turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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