The Roosevelt Rough Riders will head out on the road to square off against the Torres Toros at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Roosevelt is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
Last Thursday, Roosevelt got the win against McLane by a conclusive 3-0.
Roosevelt never let McLane on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-15, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Torres waltzed into their game on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Stallions.
Torres was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-21, 20-25, 25-18.
Torres can attribute much of their success to Jasmine Garcia, who had 13 digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Torres was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in six consecutive contests.
Roosevelt is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-4-2 record this season. As for Torres, their win bumped their record up to 12-13.
Roosevelt came out on top in a nail-biter against Torres when the teams last played back in September, sneaking past 3-2. 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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