Roosevelt is 9-1 against Barberton since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Roosevelt Rough Riders will head out to take on the Barberton Magics at 7:00 p.m. Roosevelt will be strutting in after a win while Barberton will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with eight losses in a row, Roosevelt finally turned things around against Cuyahoga Falls on Thursday. They blew past the Black Tigers 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Rough Riders have posted since August 27th.
The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-16, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Barberton came up short against Tallmadge on Thursday and fell 3-1.
Barberton took a 1-1 lead headed into the third set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 25-13, 22-25, 25-23, 25-13.
Barberton's defeat came about despite a quality game from Katie Rodriguez, who had 12 digs, two kills, and 16 assists. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Rodriguez now posted eight or more in the last nine games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Haley Lorenzo, who had 16 digs.
Roosevelt's win ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-10. As for Barberton, their loss was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 4-11.
Roosevelt was able to grind out a solid victory over Barberton in their previous meeting back in August, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Roosevelt since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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