On Tuesday West Middlesex will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will square off against the Rocky Grove Orioles at 7:15 p.m.
West Middlesex is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Eisenhower just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Knights by a score of 3-2.
Meanwhile, Rocky Grove waltzed into their match on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Sailors as they made off with a 3-0 win.
Rocky Grove got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 32-30, 25-9, 25-10.
Rocky Grove was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive games.
West Middlesex's defeat dropped their record down to 4-12. As for Rocky Grove, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season.
West Middlesex came up short against Rocky Grove in their previous meeting back in September, falling 3-1. Can West Middlesex avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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