Volleyball Preview: Rock Island Rocks vs. Galesburg Silver Streaks
Rock Island is 9-1 against Galesburg since September of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Rock Island Rocks will venture away from home to challenge the Galesburg Silver Streaks at 7:00 p.m.
Last Tuesday, Rock Island didn't have quite enough to beat Quincy and fell 2-1. The Rocks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Rock Island started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-13, 25-20.
Rock Island's loss came about despite a quality game from Maddie Carroll, who had 13 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Carroll has posted in her last seven matches.
Even though they lost, Rock Island 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 seven consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Galesburg can finally bid farewell to their six-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. They came out on top against Alleman by a score of 2-0.
While Galesburg won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-19.
Rock Island's defeat dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Galesburg, their win ended a seven-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-13.
Rock Island came out on top in a nail-biter against Galesburg when the teams last played back in September, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rock Island since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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