The Mercer County Golden Eagles will square off against the Rockridge Rockets at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mercer County is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
Last Thursday, it was close, but Mercer County sidestepped Illini West for a 2-1 win.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Mercer County who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-25, 19-25, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Rockridge didn't have quite enough to beat Mendon Unity on Saturday and fell 2-1. While the Rockets didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Mustangs 25-14 in the first set.
Rockridge actually scored more points across those three sets (62-58), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 14-25, 25-20, 19-17.
Mercer County pushed their record up to 18-8 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Rockridge, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-9 record this season.
Mercer County came up short against Rockridge when the teams last played back in September, falling 2-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Rockridge's Keaten Needham, who had 20 digs and two aces. Now that Mercer County knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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