Volleyball Recap: Richmond-Burton Falls Short of Rockford Christian in the Playoffs + How To Watch

Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Richmond-Burton couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rockford Christian Royal Lions on Thursday. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Royal Lions this season, with their most recent defeat being a 2-1 loss back in October.

Zoe Freund paced Richmond-Burton's offense, picking up six kills. Freund got some help from Josie Franckowiak and her 19 assists. Reagan Wisniewski controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.

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Previous 5 Games

11/06/25 vs Rockford Christian	0-2
11/04/25 vs Montini Catholic	2-1
10/30/25 @ Genoa-Kingston	2-0
10/28/25 vs Winnebago	2-0
10/22/25 vs Plano	2-0

Richmond-Burton moved to 31-8 with that defeat, which also ended their five-match winning streak. As for Rockford Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 33-5 record this season.

Richmond-Burton does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Rockford Christian, they will square off against Trinity at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.