On Thursday, the Rock Falls Rockets were able to grind out a solid victory over the Mercer County Golden Eagles, taking the game 2-0.
The 2-0 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by three points or less. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-22.
Kayla Hackbarth paced Rock Falls' offense, picking up seven kills. Hackbarth got some help from
Miley Bickett and her 24 assists.
Kaltrina Lecaj controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Rock Falls' win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 16-17. As for Mercer County, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 19-12.
Rock Falls wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 2-0 victory against Newman Central Catholic on the 28th. Mercer County has also already played their next game, a 2-0 win against Alleman on the 28th.
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