Volleyball Preview: Rock Island Rocks vs. Moline Maroons
Rock Island hasn't had much luck against Moline recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Rock Island Rocks are taking a road trip to face off against the Moline Maroons at 9:45 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Rock Island took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Galesburg 2-1.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Rock Island who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 27-29, 26-24.
Meanwhile, Moline was able to grind out a solid victory over East Moline United on Thursday, taking the game 2-0.
The 2-0 doesn't show just how dominant Moline was: they took both sets by at least 11 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-7, 25-14.
Moline found their leader in underclassman Mya Johnson, who had six aces and five digs. The dominant performance gave her a new career- in aces.
Rock Island's record is now 2-7. As for Moline, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Rock Island came up short against Moline in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Rock Island avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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