The Roosevelt Rough Riders will face off against the Lincoln Patriots on Thursday. Roosevelt is coming into the contest hot, having won their last six games.
Roosevelt extended their home winning streak to four games thanks to a huge performance from Katie Bleeker. Roosevelt walked away with a 3-1 victory over Aberdeen Central on Tuesday thanks in part to Bleeker, who had 23 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last eight games she's played.
Roosevelt was especially dominant in the fourth set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-17, 23-25, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Lincoln didn't have quite enough to beat Stevens on Saturday and fell 3-2.
Lincoln took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 24-26, 25-17, 19-25, 25-15, 15-12.
Despite the defeat, Lincoln got top-tier performance from Hayden Kok, who had 38 digs and two aces. With that strong performance, Kok is now averaging an impressive 12.2 digs per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Jenna Lundquist, who had 15 digs and three aces.
Even though they lost, Lincoln 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 seven aces in three consecutive matches.
Lincoln now has a losing record at 11-12. As for Roosevelt, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Roosevelt has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Lincoln struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Roosevelt was able to grind out a solid win over Lincoln in their previous matchup two weeks ago, winning 3-1. Does Roosevelt have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lincoln turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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