With a playoff game on the line, Romeo rose to the challenge on Thursday. They came out on top against the Dakota Cougars by a score of 3-1. Winning may never get old, but the Bulldogs sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Romeo had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-14, 25-15, 25-18.
Romeo found their leader in sophomore Kaylah Liedke, who had 11 digs and two aces.
Liedke wasn't the only good server: Romeo was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Romeo has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a massive bump to their 27-18-2 record this season. As for Dakota, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-23-1 record this season.
Romeo will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Fraser at 5:30 p.m. Dakota does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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