Volleyball Game Preview: Roosevelt Heads Out

By Team Reports Sep 18, 2024, 12:49am

Volleyball Preview: Roosevelt Presidents vs. Ketcham Indians

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The Roosevelt Presidents are on the road again on Wednesday to play the Ketcham Indians at 4:15 p.m. Roosevelt will be strutting in after a win while Ketcham will be coming in after a loss.

Last Monday, Roosevelt made easy work of Rhinebeck and carried off a 3-0 victory.

The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Roosevelt was: they took every set by at least nine points. After all that action, the final score was 25-12, 25-16, 25-14.

Roosevelt relied on the efforts of Abbey Greenspan, who had five digs and two aces, and Angie Carlos, who had seven digs. Greenspan is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.

Roosevelt was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 16 consecutive matches dating back to last season.

Meanwhile, Ketcham couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They came up short against Arlington two weeks ago, falling 3-0.

The final score came out to 26-24, 25-21, 25-14.

Roosevelt's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Ketcham, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-1.

Roosevelt skirted past Ketcham 3-2 when the teams last played back in October of 2021. Will Roosevelt repeat their success, or does Ketcham have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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