The Pleasant Grove Eagles will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Rocklin Thunder at 9:00 a.m. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
On Thursday, Pleasant Grove made easy work of Laguna Creek and carried off a 3-0 victory.
A big factor in the win was Pleasant Grove's feisty defense: they held Laguna Creek to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-12, 25-10.
Meanwhile, Rocklin entered their tilt with St. Francis on Wednesday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They put the hurt on the Troubadours with a sharp 3-0 win.
While Rocklin won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-21, 27-25.
Mackenzie Murphy was a one-man wrecking crew for Rocklin as she had 17 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Murphy has posted in her last seven games.
Rocklin 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 six aces in six consecutive matches.
Pleasant Grove pushed their record up to 19-2 with the victory, which was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Rocklin, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 25-3 record this season.
Pleasant Grove came up short against Rocklin in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Pleasant Grove avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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