Rock Island lost against Quincy back in September, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Rock Island Rocks fell just short of the Quincy Blue Devils by a score of 2-1. While the Rocks didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Blue Devils 25-21 in the first set.
Rock Island started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-13, 25-20.
When it comes to explaining why Rock Island lost, don't look at Maddie Carroll. Despite the final result, she had 13 digs and three aces. Carroll is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Rock Island was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in six consecutive matches.
Quincy can attribute much of their success to Kennedy Geiselman, who had three aces and ten assists. That's the most aces Geiselman has posted since back in August.
Rock Island has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-11 record this season. As for Quincy, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-4.
Rock Island has already played their next game, a 2-1 victory against Galesburg on the 3rd. As for Quincy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-1 loss against Geneseo on the 3rd.
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