Rootstown won the last time they faced Windham, and things went their way on Saturday too. The Rootstown Rovers skirted past the Windham Bombers 2-1.
Rootstown had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 24-26, 25-19, 25-12.
Leading Rootstown to victory were Addie Biggin and Kylie Shelly. Biggin had eight aces, while Shelly had three digs and two aces. Shelly is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted eight or more in the last three games she's played.
Rootstown was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last seven matchups.
Rootstown's victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-7. As for Windham, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-6 record this season.
Rootstown will be playing in front of their home fans against Waterloo at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Windham, they will welcome LaBrae at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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