If Rockwell was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Merit Preparatory Academy on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Marshals came up short against the Vanguard Academy Knights on Thursday, falling 3-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Knights this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 2-0 last Friday.
Rockwell was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-15, 25-22.
Emily Pinkham paced Rockwell's offense, picking up five kills. Pinkham got some help from Hope Lane and her ten assists. Kyra Lundgreen controlled things from the service line, finishing with five aces.
Rockwell's defeat was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Vanguard Academy, their victory ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-6.
Rockwell has already played their next matchup, a 3-2 win against Utah Military Academy - Camp Williams on the 9th. As for Vanguard Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against Merit Preparatory Academy on the 9th.
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