Volleyball Recap: Southwest Roughriders vs. Cambridge Trojans
Southwest put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Cambridge Trojans 3-2. That's more bragging rights for the Roughriders, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Southwest had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 22-25, 23-25, 25-20, 25-12, 15-12.
Allison Vanpelt was a one-man wrecking crew for Southwest as she had 22 digs and four aces. Vanpelt is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Southwest was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in three consecutive contests.
Southwest's win was their 16th straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 29-0. As for Cambridge, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-9.
Southwest has already played their next matchup, a 3-1 victory against Maywood/Hayes Center on the 22nd. As for Cambridge, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 3-0 win against Hitchcock County on the 22nd.
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