Volleyball Preview: Roosevelt Mustangs vs. Centennial Huskies
Roosevelt has gone 10-0 against Centennial recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Roosevelt Mustangs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Centennial Huskies at 5:45 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Roosevelt comes in on four and Centennial on five.
On Tuesday, Roosevelt narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Santiago 3-2.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Roosevelt who won the one that mattered. After all that action, the final score was 30-28, 22-25, 25-23, 23-25, 15-13.
Roosevelt found their leader in underclassman Mya Capistrano, who had ten digs and 53 assists. Capistrano is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 16 or more in the last 13 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Gia Eleccion, who had 14 digs and two aces.
Roosevelt was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Centennial didn't have done well against Norco recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Centennial was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Norco.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-16, 25-19.
Roosevelt has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. As for Centennial, their victory bumped their record up to 15-7.
Everything went Roosevelt's way against Centennial when the teams last played back in October of 2023 as Roosevelt made off with a 3-0 win. Will Roosevelt repeat their success, or does Centennial have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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