Volleyball Preview: Roosevelt Rough Riders vs. Bell Eagles
Roosevelt has been away from home for three games now, but on Wednesday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Bell Eagles at 2:30 p.m. Bell took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Roosevelt, who comes in off a win.
Last Monday, Roosevelt earned a 3-1 win over Garfield.
Roosevelt walked away with the victory (but they looked especially good in the first set). The final score came out to 25-11, 26-24, 23-25, 27-25.
Roosevelt found their leader in underclassman Denise Patino, who had 12 digs and six aces. The dominant performance gave Patino a new career-high in aces.
Roosevelt was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 23 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Bell didn't have quite enough to beat Marquez on Saturday and fell 1-0. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Bell sadly wound up on the wrong side. The match finished with set scores of 25-22.
Roosevelt is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season. As for Bell, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
Roosevelt suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Bell when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Roosevelt avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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