After flying high against Cocoa on Tuesday, Rockledge came back down to earth. The Raiders fell 3-1 to the West Shore Wildcats on Thursday. While the Raiders didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Wildcats 25-18 in the first set.
Rockledge started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-20, 25-17, 25-21.
Taylor Mertz paced Rockledge's offense, picking up six kills. Mertz got some help from Madison Gutke and her 14 assists. Avianna Gaboury controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
West Shore had a senior duo take command as Alice Lin had 21 digs and six assists and Violet Castillo had 11 digs and two aces.
Rockledge has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost four of their last five contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 10-15 record this season. As for West Shore, their win bumped their record up to 8-10.
Coming up, Rockledge will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Eau Gallie at 6:00 p.m. West Shore does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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