Volleyball Recap: Rockford Auburn Knights vs. Rockford East E-Rabs
Rockford Auburn won the last time they faced Rockford East, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Rockford Auburn Knights had just enough and edged the Rockford East E-Rabs out 2-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Knights.
Rockford Auburn was staring down a 1-0 deficit headed into the second set, but they rallied to take the next three for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-22, 25-12.
Leading Rockford Auburn to victory were Laniece Layne and Amirah Randall. Layne had three aces, while Randall had six digs and 27 assists. The dominant performance also gave Layne a new career-high in aces.
Rockford Auburn was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Rockford Auburn's victory ended a nine-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-11. As for Rockford East, they are on a 19-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-16.
Rockford Auburn will face off against Boylan Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Boylan Catholic is coming into the contest with four straight wins at home, so Rockford Auburn will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Rockford East, they will host Hononegah at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hononegah will roll in looking for their tenth straight victory, something Rockford East surely won't give up without a fight.
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