Volleyball Game Recap: Roosevelt Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Sep 10, 2024, 6:07pm

Volleyball Recap: Roosevelt Roughriders vs. Jackson-Reed Tigers

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Roosevelt was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Jackson-Reed Tigers. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Roughriders of the 2-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2023.

After all that action, the final score was 25-2, 25-12.

Jackson-Reed's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Blake Gessert, who had nine aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career- in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Alejandra Garcia, who had 14 aces.

Roosevelt's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Jackson-Reed, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.

Roosevelt will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Banneker at 5:00 p.m. on September 24th. As for Jackson-Reed, they will challenge Bell at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. Jackson-Reed will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.

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