RHS falls out of postseason hunt

In a physical game with Troy, the Lady Tigers fell 56-40 on Tuesday evening at the RHS Gymnasium. “We had trouble putting four quarters together.” said coach Meredith Caffey. Early, the two were close with the Blue-and-Gold trailing only 31-26 at halftime. Troy slipped away in the third, outscoring Rockdale 13-3 and sustaining that lead for the remainder of the game. Andrea Salazar led with 17 while Amajahnae Valdez and Julie Bartsch each had six. LAST WEEK–the Lady Tigers lost to Academy 47-25 on Friday. Salazar had 14, Julie Bartsch had nine and Payton Miller had eight. THIS WEEK–RHS plays Rogers on Friday at home. Game time is 6:15 p.m.