Alleman lost against Rock Island back in September, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Alleman Pioneers took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rock Island Rocks. The Pioneers just can't catch a break and have now endured four losses in a row.
Alleman was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-13.
Alleman lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Megan Hulke, who had five digs, three kills, and two blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Ashley Wood, who had nine digs and a kill.
Rock Island was led to victory by Abigail (Aj) Stewart and Maddie Carroll. Stewart had four kills, four digs, and four aces, while Carroll had seven digs and six aces. Stewart has been hot recently, having also posted 15 or more assists the last three times she's played.
Alleman's defeat dropped their record down to 7-16. As for Rock Island, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-15.
Alleman has already played their next game, a 2-0 victory against Abingdon/Avon on the 16th. As for Rock Island, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-1 loss against Newark on the 19th.
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