If Rocky Grove was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Oil City on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Orioles came up short against the Iroquois Braves on Thursday, falling 3-0. The loss put an end to the Orioles' undefeated start to the season.
Rocky Grove was not able to win a set, but it sure wasn't from a lack of trying: every set was decided by three points or less. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-22, 29-27.
Olivia Faust paced Rocky Grove's offense, picking up ten kills. Faust got some help from Jillian Cratty and her 13 assists. Kaidlynn Burger controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Caitlyn Keffer was nothing short of spectacular for Iroquois: she had five digs and five aces. That's the most digs Keffer has posted over her last two contests.
Having lost for the first time this season, Rocky Grove fell to 4-1. As for Iroquois, their win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-3-2.
Rocky Grove wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 3-2 victory against Reynolds on the 8th. As for Iroquois, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-1 loss against North East on the 10th.
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