Sterling was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of the Rock Island Rocks by a score of 2-1. The Golden Warriors were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Rocks apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September.
Sterling actually scored more points across those three sets (69-68), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-21, 25-23.
Rock Island can attribute much of their success to Maddie Carroll, who had 20 digs. Izzy Adner was another key player, getting 13 digs.
Sterling's defeat dropped their record down to 17-9-4. As for Rock Island, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-12.
Sterling will head out to square off against Galesburg at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Rock Island has already played their next game, a 2-0 loss against Bettendorf on the 12th.
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