The Roosevelt Sharks will challenge the Gorton Wolves at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Gorton took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Roosevelt, who comes in off a win.
Back in September, Roosevelt made easy work of Barack Obama School for Social Justice and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win continues a trend for the Sharks in their matchups with the Lightning: they've now won three in a row.
Roosevelt not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept Barack Obama School for Social Justice between 20 and 21 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-21, 25-21, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Gorton came up short against Saunders Trades & Tech on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The Wolves have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back matches.
Gorton 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 25-7, 25-23, 25-12.
Roosevelt will need to focus on slowing down Emma Ramirez, one of several Gorton players who made an impact when they last played. She had 14 digs and two assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Katie Rojas, who had eight digs and five kills.
Roosevelt's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Gorton, their loss dropped their record down to 8-5.
Roosevelt beat Gorton 3-1 in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Ramirez, who had 30 digs and one assist. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will the Sharks still be able to contain Ramirez? There's only one way to find out.
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