Old Rochester Regional waltzed into their contest on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They came out on top against the Case Cardinals by a score of 3-1. That's more bragging rights for the Bulldogs, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Old Rochester Regional had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 17-25, 26-24, 27-25, 25-23.
Caroline Brogioli was the offensive standout of the match as she had 20 digs and two aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaitlyn Rodrigues, who had nine digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Old Rochester Regional was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Despite the loss, Case had strong showings from Nicole Rebelo, who had 15 digs and three aces, and Madilyn Botelho, who had 16 kills, 15 digs, and a block. Botelho is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had eight or more in the last 17 games she's played dating back to last season.
Old Rochester Regional's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-2. As for Case, their defeat ended a 19-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 11-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Old Rochester Regional will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Dighton-Rehoboth Regional at 5:15 p.m. Old Rochester Regional is facing Dighton-Rehoboth Regional at the right time seeing as Dighton-Rehoboth Regional is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Case, they will challenge Somerset Berkley Regional at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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