Naples has been away from home for four games now, but on Monday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Aubrey Rogers Patriots at 7:00 p.m.
On Saturday, Naples didn't have quite enough to beat Riverdale and fell 2-1.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Naples sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final score came out to 25-16, 23-25, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Aubrey Rogers was able to grind out a solid victory over Dunbar on Saturday, taking the game 2-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Patriots.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Aubrey Rogers took both sets by at least 20 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-5, 25-0.
Julia Rook had an outrageously good game as she had 15 aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Mariana Franco, who had 13 digs and three aces.
Aubrey Rogers couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 40% of their attack attempts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're hitting percentage total in four consecutive contests.
Naples' loss dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Aubrey Rogers, their win bumped their record up to 8-10.
Naples skirted past Aubrey Rogers 3-2 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Rook, who had 13 digs and four aces. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Naples still be able to contain Rook? There's only one way to find out.
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