Rock Bridge has been on the road for two straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will square off against the Hickman Kewpies at 7:00 p.m. Both are at an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2017, but likely not for long.
Rock Bridge is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Missouri's top teams: Marquette, who was ranked 22nd in their home state at the time (Rock Bridge was ranked 15th). Rock Bridge fell just short of Marquette by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday.
Rock Bridge was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Marquette work for it, especially in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 26-24, 21-25, 16-25, 15-11.
Despite the defeat, Rock Bridge got top-tier performance from Terry Schrock, who had 19 digs and two aces. Schrock is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Hickman had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top against Eldon by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 24-26, 25-17, 25-18.
Rock Bridge's loss dropped their record down to 19-6. As for Hickman, their victory bumped their record up to 5-17-3.
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