With a playoff game on the line, Roosevelt rose to the challenge on Saturday. They won by a set and slipped past the Wellington Eagles 3-2. The victory was nothing new for the Roughriders as they're now sitting on three straight.
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. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 20-25, 25-22, 18-25, 15-11.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Roosevelt to victory, but perhaps none more so than Aliana Hernandez, who had 23 digs and two aces. Hernandez is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was Izzy Biggs, who had 13 digs.
Roosevelt is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. As for Wellington, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 13-11.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Mead the next time they take the court. Wellington will head out to face Mead at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, while Roosevelt will play them later in the day, at 10:00 a.m.
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