Lady Rams fall in three on road

ROSWELL — The Portales Lady Rams weren't able to duplicate a solid home win earlier this month over Class 4A Roswell High in Tuesday's rematch.

The Lady Coyotes were in control most of the way and registered a 25-9, 25-19, 25-21 win over the Lady Rams, ranked No. 1 in Class 3A.

Portales won the first matchup in four games at the Ram Athletic Center.

"We just didn't play well," Lady Rams coach Ruth Chavez said. "We didn't pass the ball (well), and we couldn't get it to our hitters. And we struggled on defense tonight."

Kristen Wagner and Simone Laurenz each had seven kills for the Lady Rams, and Laurenz added a team-high five digs. Kacie Terry had 10 assists.

Roswell High took the junior varsity preliminary in three sets.

The Lady Rams return to Roswell on Tuesday to take on Goddard.

Tuesday

Roswell High 3, Portales 0

Portales 9 19 21

Roswell High 25 25 25

Portales individual statistics

Kills — Simone Laurenz 7, Kristen Wagner 7, Savannah Vincent 5. Blocks — n/a. Digs — Laurenz 5, Hannah Cissell 3, Bailey Rowley 3. Aces — Pari Cox 2, Cissell 1, Laurenz 1. Assists — Kacie Terry 10, Cox 5. Record — Portales 6-3. Junior varsity — Roswell High def. Portales 25-20, 11-25, 16-14.