Rocklin and Granite Bay are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2021, but not for long. The Rocklin Thunder will square off against the Granite Bay Grizzlies at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Rocklin is looking to tack on another W to their 12-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Last Monday, Rocklin made easy work of Oak Ridge and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Rocklin walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the second set). The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-10, 25-22.
Mackenzie Murphy was the offensive standout of the contest as she had ten digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Rocklin was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Granite Bay lost 3-0 to Folsom on Monday. The Grizzlies have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Folsom scored at least 19 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-21, 25-20.
Rocklin has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 31-4 record this season. As for Granite Bay, their loss dropped their record down to 13-15.
Everything went Rocklin's way against Granite Bay in their previous meeting back in September, as Rocklin made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rocklin since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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