El Monte and Rosemead are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2018, but not for long. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Lions faces off against the Rosemead Panthers at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
El Monte came up short against Gabrielino on Friday, falling 3-0.
Meanwhile, Rosemead had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. Everything went their way against the Knights as they made off with a 3-0 win.
Rosemead never let Arroyo on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 27-25, 25-20.
Rosemead was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in 17 consecutive contests.
El Monte has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-10 record this season. As for Rosemead, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-10 record this season.
El Monte beat Rosemead 3-1 in their previous meeting back in September. Does El Monte have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rosemead turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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