The Newton Lady Rams soccer team hosted the Lady Luella Lions in region play Friday night, suffering a 5-0 defeat to the Lady Lions. Newton surrendered its first goal in the game’s opening 10 minutes and never put together its offensive game plan, but Newton Coach David Alexander said he saw some improvement on the defensive side of the ball. “Well, we realized that this team that we were playing in Luella wasn’t as strong as they’ve been in years past, and I feel that we took recognition of that,” Alexander said. ““It wasn’t like the last game (when) our defense wasn’t very tight.”