After seven games on the road, Stoney Creek is heading back home. After both having extra time off, they and the Rochester Falcons will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Saturday, Stoney Creek came up short against Portage Northern and fell 2-0.
While Stoney Creek ultimately came up short, they really made Portage Northern work, particularly in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-13.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Kaitlyn Gustafson, who had ten digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Eleanor Luhmann, who had seven digs.
Meanwhile, Rochester was not able to break out of their rough patch last Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 3-0 to Notre Dame Prep.
Rochester was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-23, 25-12.
Abby He put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had seven digs and 14 assists.
Stoney Creek has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-20-1 record this season. As for Rochester, their record is now 19-28-4.
Stoney Creek took their victory against Rochester when the teams last played back in October by a conclusive 3-0. Will Stoney Creek repeat their success, or does Rochester have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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