After losing to Pleasant Plains the last time they met, Rochester decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Rochester Rockets walked away with a 2-0 win over the Pleasant Plains Cardinals on Thursday.
While Rochester won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-19.
Leading Rochester to victory were Sam Kerley and Alyx Barkus. Kerley had ten digs and five aces, while Barkus had 12 digs. The dominant performance gave Kerley a new career-high in aces.
The victory got Rochester back to even at 15-15. As for Pleasant Plains, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 20-15.
Rochester will challenge Mattoon at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Pleasant Plains, they will look to defend their home court on Monday against Tri-City at 7:00 p.m.
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