The Roseville Raiders will take on the Woodbury Royals at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Roseville is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Minnesota's top teams: East Ridge, who was ranked sixth in their home state at the time (Roseville was ranked 12th). Roseville took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of East Ridge on Thursday. The Raiders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
While Roseville had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 18 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-27, 25-21, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Woodbury was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell 2-0 to Sartell-St. Stephen.
While Woodbury ultimately came up short, they really made Sartell-St. Stephen work, particularly in the second set. The final score came out to 25-16, 27-25.
Roseville's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-5. As for Woodbury, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-14.
Roseville took their win against Woodbury in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Roseville repeat their success, or does Woodbury have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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