Volleyball Game Preview: Roanoke-Benson Rockets vs. Lexington Minutemen

The Roanoke-Benson Rockets will challenge the Lexington Minutemen at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Roanoke-Benson is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over Ridgeview. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rockets.

Roanoke-Benson not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept Ridgeview between 20 and 21 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-20.

Meanwhile, Lexington earned a 2-0 victory over Iroquois West on Monday. The win continues a trend for the Minutemen in their matchups with the Raiders: they've now won three in a row.

Roanoke-Benson's record now sits at 11-23-1. As for Lexington, their record is now 25-9.

Roanoke-Benson came up short against Lexington in their previous matchup back in October of 2022, falling 2-0. Can the Rockets avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.