Rootstown lost against Garfield back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Rootstown Rovers took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Garfield G-Men. The Rovers have struggled against the G-Men recently, as their game on Monday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Rootstown started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-16, 25-15, 25-21.
Despite the loss, Rootstown had strong showings from Kylie Shelly, who had nine digs and 14 assists, and Colbie Curall, who had seven digs, five kills, and two blocks. Curall is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season.
Rootstown's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-11. As for Garfield, their record now sits at 14-6.
Rootstown will face off against Chalker at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Garfield, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against Brookfield on the 8th.
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