Rockford Auburn won the last time they faced Rockford East, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Rockford Auburn Knights had just enough and edged the Rockford East E-Rabs out 2-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Knights.
Rockford Auburn was staring down a 1-0 deficit headed into the second set, but they rallied to take the next three for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-22, 25-12.
Leading Rockford Auburn to victory were Laniece Layne and Amirah Randall. Layne had three aces, while Randall had six digs and 27 assists. The dominant performance also gave Layne a new career-high in aces.
Rockford Auburn was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Rockford Auburn's victory ended a nine-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-11. As for Rockford East, they are on a 19-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-16.
Rockford Auburn will face off against Boylan Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Boylan Catholic is coming into the contest with four straight wins at home, so Rockford Auburn will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Rockford East, they will host Hononegah at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hononegah will roll in looking for their tenth straight victory, something Rockford East surely won't give up without a fight.
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