Volleyball Preview: Roma Gladiators vs. Mission Eagles
Roma has been on the road for two straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. After both having extra time off, they and the Mission Eagles will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. Roma will be strutting in after a victory while Mission will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, Roma finally turned things around against Juarez-Lincoln on Tuesday. They blew past the Huskies 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Gladiators have posted since September 7th.
Roma was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-18, 25-16.
Roma was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, Mission unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 3-1 to Mission Veterans Memorial.
While Mission had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 18 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 24-26, 25-20, 25-18.
Roma's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 11-19. As for Mission, their defeat dropped their record down to 22-7.
Roma might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Mission when the teams last played back in September. Will Roma have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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