Anoka faced Rogers in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Tornadoes lost 3-0 to the Royals.
Anoka was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-22, 25-18.
Mark Mosneguta paced Anoka's offense, picking up 15 kills. Mosneguta got some help from Hank Anderson and his 12 assists. Finally, Carter Lien kept Anoka's defense grounded, leading the team with two blocks.
Anoka's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 12-1 and their overall record down to 16-6. As for Rogers, the victory (which was their 13th in a row) raised their record to 13-1.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Anoka is set to face off against their familiar foe Forest Lake at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Rogers will square off against rival Maple Grove at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
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