The Rock Falls Rockets's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Mercer County Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Rock Falls didn't have quite enough to beat Oregon and fell 2-1. While the Rockets didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Hawks 25-21 in the first set.
Rock Falls 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, 25-19, 25-22.
Rock Falls' loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Elizabeth Lombardo, who had 19 digs, and Kaltrina Lecaj, who had ten digs, seven kills, and two aces. That's the most aces Lecaj has posted in her last 11 contests. The team also got some help courtesy of Ari Reyna, who had 22 kills and two blocks.
Meanwhile, Mercer County came up short against Sherrard on Tuesday and fell 2-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Golden Eagles in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now lost seven in a row.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Sherrard scored at least 18 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-18.
Rock Falls has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 15-17 record this season. As for Mercer County, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-11.
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