New Haven hadn't done well against Clawson recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The New Haven Rockets came out on top in a nail-biter against the Clawson Trojans , sneaking past 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Rockets.
New Haven wouldn't go down easily and took Clawson into a fifth set where they got it done with a eight-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-23, 24-26, 19-25, 15-7.
New Haven was led to victory by Gabby Goetz and Aleksa Sanchez. Goetz had 22 digs and two aces, while Sanchez had five aces and three digs. The dominant performance gave Sanchez a new career-high in aces.
New Haven was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in six consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
The win got New Haven back to even at 2-2. As for Clawson, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-7.
New Haven will square off against Center Line at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. New Haven is facing Center Line at the right time seeing as Center Line is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Clawson, they will welcome Mott at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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