Roosevelt hasn't had much luck against Hoover recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Rough Riders will face off against the Patriots at 5:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Thursday, Roosevelt came up short against Madera South and fell 3-1. The Rough Riders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The 3-1 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 25-27, 25-23, 25-23, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Hoover came up short against Madera South on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The loss continues a trend for the Patriots in their meetings with the Stallions: they've now lost eight in a row.
Hoover was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The final score came out to 27-25, 25-15, 25-15.
Roosevelt's defeat dropped their record down to 4-15. As for Hoover, their loss dropped their record down to 11-18.
Everything went Roosevelt's way against Hoover in their previous matchup back in March, as Roosevelt made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Rough Riders 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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