Roosevelt hasn't had much luck against Minneapolis Southwest recently, but that could start to change on Monday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:00 p.m.
Roosevelt will head out to face Minneapolis Southwest after giving up their first home loss of the season last Thursday. Roosevelt fell just short of South St. Paul by a score of 3-2. The Teddies' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak dating back to last season.
Roosevelt came into the match hot and won the two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. After all that action, the final score was 13-25, 24-26, 25-19, 25-22, 15-11.
Meanwhile, Minneapolis Southwest sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Hopkins on Monday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lakers.
Minneapolis Southwest took Hopkins into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-11, 21-25, 23-25, 16-14.
Minneapolis Southwest was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 12 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Roosevelt fell to 3-1. As for Minneapolis Southwest, their record is now 5-1-1.
Roosevelt came up short against Minneapolis Southwest in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Roosevelt avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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