The Roosevelt Rough Riders's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Watertown Arrows at 12:45 p.m. on Saturday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Roosevelt is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They put the hurt on Brandon Valley with a sharp 3-0 win.
Roosevelt 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 six aces in six consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Watertown faced Aberdeen Central in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Watertown blew past Aberdeen Central 3-0.
Natalie Pearson was a one-man wrecking crew for Watertown as she had 31 digs. Kynslee Johnson was another key player, getting ten digs and two aces.
Watertown is on a roll lately: they've won 19 of their last 22 games, which provided a nice bump to their 26-7 record this season. As for Roosevelt, their record is now 20-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's contest: Roosevelt has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Watertown struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Roosevelt suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Watertown in their previous meeting back in October. Can Roosevelt avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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