Volleyball Recap: Rochester Rockets vs. Pleasant Plains Cardinals
After losing to Pleasant Plains the last time they met, Rochester decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Rochester Rockets walked away with a 2-0 win over the Pleasant Plains Cardinals on Thursday.
While Rochester won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-19.
Leading Rochester to victory were Sam Kerley and Alyx Barkus. Kerley had ten digs and five aces, while Barkus had 12 digs. The dominant performance gave Kerley a new career-high in aces.
The victory got Rochester back to even at 15-15. As for Pleasant Plains, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 20-15.
Rochester will challenge Mattoon at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Pleasant Plains, they will look to defend their home court on Monday against Tri-City at 7:00 p.m.
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