Volleyball Preview: Rock Bridge Bruins vs. Hickman Kewpies
Rock Bridge has been on the road for two straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will square off against the Hickman Kewpies at 7:00 p.m. Both are at an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2017, but likely not for long.
Rock Bridge is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Missouri's top teams: Marquette, who was ranked 22nd in their home state at the time (Rock Bridge was ranked 15th). Rock Bridge fell just short of Marquette by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday.
Rock Bridge was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Marquette work for it, especially in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 26-24, 21-25, 16-25, 15-11.
Despite the defeat, Rock Bridge got top-tier performance from Terry Schrock, who had 19 digs and two aces. Schrock is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Hickman had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top against Eldon by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 24-26, 25-17, 25-18.
Rock Bridge's loss dropped their record down to 19-6. As for Hickman, their victory bumped their record up to 5-17-3.
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