Southwest put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over the Cambridge Trojans. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Roughriders also won the last time the pair played back in August.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Southwest who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 17-25, 25-19.
Leading Southwest to victory were Allison Vanpelt and Kyra Nelms. Vanpelt had 12 digs, while Nelms hit 62.5% for 22 killsfour digs and four aces. The last time Nelms' hitting percentage was this high was back in October of 2023.
Southwest was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in three consecutive matches.
Southwest's victory was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 25-0. As for Cambridge, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-8.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Hitchcock County the next time they take the court. Southwest will head out to face Hitchcock County at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, while Cambridge will play them later in the day, at TBD.
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