Volleyball Preview: Rocklin Thunder vs. Pleasant Grove Eagles
The Rocklin Thunder will square off against the Pleasant Grove Eagles at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Rocklin will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Last Wednesday, Rocklin got the win against St. Francis by a conclusive 3-0.
Rocklin never let St. Francis on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-21, 27-25.
Mackenzie Murphy went supernova for Rocklin, getting 17 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Murphy has posted in her last seven games.
Rocklin was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in six consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, everything went Pleasant Grove's way against Laguna Creek on Thursday as Pleasant Grove made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
A big factor in the win was Pleasant Grove's feisty defense: they held Laguna Creek to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-12, 25-10.
Rocklin pushed their record up to 25-3 with the victory, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Pleasant Grove, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-2 record this season.
Rocklin was able to grind out a solid win over Pleasant Grove in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. Does Rocklin have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pleasant Grove turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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