Rochester has been away from home for eight games now, but on Tuesday they'll finally make their return. After both having extra time off, they and the Decatur Eisenhower Panthers will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Wednesday, Rochester beat Springfield Southeast 2-0.
The 2-0 doesn't show just how dominant Rochester was: they took both sets by at least 13 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-8, 25-12.
Among those leading the charge was Alyx BArkus, who had nine digs.
Rochester couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 47.7% of their attack attempts. That's the best hitting percentage they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Decatur Eisenhower came into Saturday's contest having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They had just enough and edged Bloomington out 2-1 on Saturday.
Decatur Eisenhower was staring down a 1-0 deficit headed into the second set, but they rallied to take the next three for the win. After all that action, the final score was 23-25, 25-22, 15-10.
Rochester's win bumped their record up to 5-6. As for Decatur Eisenhower, their victory bumped their record up to 4-9.
Rochester beat Decatur Eisenhower 2-0 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Does Rochester have another victory up their sleeve, or will Decatur Eisenhower turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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