The Mercer County Golden Eagles will square off against the Rock Falls Rockets at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Tuesday, Mercer County came up short against Sherrard and fell 2-0. The Golden Eagles have struggled against the Tigers recently, as their game on Tuesday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
While Mercer County had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 18 points in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-21, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Rock Falls didn't have quite enough to beat Oregon on Tuesday and fell 2-1. While the Rockets didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Hawks 25-21 in the first set.
Rock Falls started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-19, 25-22.
Despite the loss, Rock Falls had strong showings from Elizabeth Lombardo, who had 19 digs, and Kaltrina Lecaj, who had ten digs, seven kills, and two aces. That's the most aces Lecaj has posted in her last 11 contests. The team also got some help courtesy of Ari Reyna, who had 22 kills and two blocks.
Mercer County's defeat dropped their record down to 19-11. As for Rock Falls, they dropped their record down to 15-17 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road.
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