The Roanoke-Benson Rockets will head out on the road to square off against the Marquette Crusaders at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Roanoke-Benson earned a 2-0 victory over Woodland. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Rockets.
Roanoke-Benson's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Woodland between 16 and 17 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-17.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Marquette, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over Dwight on Thursday.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Marquette was: they took both sets by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-15.
Marquette's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Avery Durdan, who had five kills, four aces, and two blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Makayla Backos, who had 11 digs.
Roanoke-Benson has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-21 record this season. As for Marquette, they pushed their record up to 19-8 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Roanoke-Benson came up short against Marquette when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Roanoke-Benson avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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