Volleyball Preview: Garfield G-Men vs. Rootstown Rovers
The Garfield G-Men will head out to take on the Rootstown Rovers at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Garfield is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest defeat since September 10th on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to Crestview. The G-Men haven't had much luck with the Rebels recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-5, 25-16.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Rootstown's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell just short of Roosevelt by a score of 3-2. While the Rovers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Rough Riders 25-20 in the first period.
Rootstown took Roosevelt into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking eight-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-20, 25-17, 25-27, 15-7.
Even though they lost, Rootstown was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive contests.
Garfield's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-6. As for Rootstown, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-9.
Garfield came out on top in a nail-biter against Rootstown in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Rootstown's Allison Strickland, who had nine digs, three kills, two aces, and a block. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Garfield still be able to contain Strickland? There's only one way to find out.
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