With a playoff game on the line, Rockwall rose to the challenge on Friday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Midway Panthers. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Yellowjackets also won the last time the pair played back in August of 2019.
Rockwall had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 26-28, 25-17, 25-13, 25-17.
Leading Rockwall to victory were Audrey St.Clair and Sophia Noble. St.Clair had 19 digs and two aces, while Noble had nine digs and two aces. St.Clair has been hot recently, having posted 19 or more digs the last three times she's played.
Rockwall was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in 12 consecutive games.
Rockwall is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 31-14 record this season. As for Midway, they moved to 36-13 with that loss, which also ended their 15-game winning streak.
Rockwall's road trip will continue as they head out to face The Woodlands at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Midway does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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