Josh Franklin, Roswell Daily Record — The Goddard Rockets and Roswell Coyotes volleyball teams picked up wins in their final regular-season home games on Oct. 29.
The Rockets defeated Lovington in three sets, 25-11, 25-12 and 25-10. Notably, they haven’t gone to a fourth set in a win this season. The key to that consistency is simply the girls on the floor, according to Goddard coach Andy Luikens.
“We’ve got a good team,” He said.
Outside hitter Olivia Riffell led the attack, scoring 14 of the Rockets’ 28 kills. Defensively, the Rockets were rock solid, posting 25 digs with no errors. Outside hitter Payton Abalos led the way with seven digs, while libero Ellie Graves had six.
Goddard improved to 18-3 overall and 4-0 in district 4-4A play, while Lovington fell to 2-16 overall and 0-4 in district.
The Coyotes earned a 3-1 win over Hobbs, snapping a six-game losing streak dating back to Oct. 6.
Roswell fell in a tightly contested first set, 25-23, but rallied over the next three, winning 25-15, 25-12 and 25-21. The Coyotes’ offense was unstoppable, posting 36 kills. Outside hitter Lilly Lucero led the way with nine.
The contest was the Coyotes’ first district win of the season.
Roswell improved to 7-15 overall and 1-4 in district 4-5A play, while Hobbs fell to 7-14 overall and 2-3 in district.
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