The Rocklin Thunder will venture away from home to challenge the Oak Ridge Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Rocklin is looking to tack on another W to their 11-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Rocklin is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: Folsom, who was ranked 24th in their home state at the time (Rocklin was ranked 16th). Rocklin was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Folsom on Wednesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Thunder have posted against the Bulldogs since September 15, 2022.
Rocklin never let Folsom on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-16, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Oak Ridge suffered their biggest defeat since September 18th on Wednesday. They came up short against Del Oro, falling 3-0.
Oak Ridge was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-19, 25-19.
Rocklin is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 30-4 record this season. As for Oak Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 19-12.
Everything went Rocklin's way against Oak Ridge in their previous meeting back in September, as Rocklin made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rocklin since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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