The Roma Gladiators will venture away from home to take on the Nixon Mustangs at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Roma is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Last Saturday, Roma didn't have quite enough to beat Rio Grande City and fell 3-2.
Roma started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-27, 25-19, 25-18, 16-14.
Meanwhile, Nixon lost 3-0 to Mission on Tuesday.
While Nixon was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-22, 25-9.
Roma's defeat dropped their record down to 10-17. As for Nixon, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-18 record this season.
Roma suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Nixon in their previous matchup back in September. Can Roma avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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