After flying high against Indian Land last Thursday, Rock Hill came back down to earth. The Rock Hill Bearcats fell just short of the Fort Mill Yellow Jackets by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Bearcats were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Yellow Jackets apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.
Rock Hill took Fort Mill into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. After all that action, the final score was 20-25, 25-15, 26-24, 20-25, 15-12.
Despite the loss, Rock Hill had strong showings from Meiya Grobusky, who had 23 digs, and Ella Lesslie, who had four digs and 21 assists. With that strong performance, Lesslie is now averaging an impressive 9 assists per game.
Even though they lost, Rock Hill was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in five consecutive matches.
Claire Flowers went supernova for Fort Mill, getting 31 digs and four aces.
Rock Hill's defeat dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Fort Mill, the win also got them back to even at 5-5.
Rock Hill will challenge Nation Ford at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Rock Hill will be looking to keep their 12-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for Fort Mill, they will square off against Northwestern at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Fort Mill is facing Northwestern at the right time seeing as Northwestern is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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