Rock Falls and Erie-Prophetstown squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Rock Falls had to settle for second. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Erie-Prophetstown Panthers. The Rockets were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Panthers apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April of 2021.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-21.
Kaltrina Lecaj paced Rock Falls' offense, picking up six kills. Lecaj got some help from
Miley Bickett and her 11 assists. Finally,
Kayla Hackbarth kept Rock Falls' defense grounded, leading the team with two blocks.
Erie-Prophetstown was led to victory by Peyton Umstead and Brynn Brown. Umstead had 21 digs, while Brown had five digs.
Rock Falls moved to 18-18 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Erie-Prophetstown, they are on a roll lately: they've won 19 of their last 21 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 31-3-2 record this season.
Rock Falls does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Erie-Prophetstown, they will challenge Seneca at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Seneca comes in on six and Erie-Prophetstown on 11.
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