Volleyball Preview: Roosevelt Rough Riders vs. Jefferson Cavaliers
The Roosevelt Rough Riders will stay at home for another game and welcome the Jefferson Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Roosevelt will be strutting in after a win while Jefferson will be coming in after a defeat.
Roosevelt is headed into the contest having just posted their biggest victory since September 24th on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Tea.
Roosevelt's got stronger as the match went on, holding Tea to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-13, 25-11.
Roosevelt was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Jefferson faced Watertown in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Jefferson fell just short of Watertown by a score of 3-2. The Cavaliers' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Jefferson took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-19, 16-25, 25-15, 16-14.
Roosevelt's win bumped their record up to 14-9. As for Jefferson, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 14-2.
Roosevelt came up short against Jefferson in their previous meeting back in September, falling 3-1. Will Roosevelt have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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