There's no place like home for Rossville, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Clinton Prairie Gophers on Thursday. For the Hornets, this counts as revenge for the 3-2 defeat the Gophers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2023.
Rossville had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-12, 25-9, 25-21.
Rossville's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kate Meek, who had 20 digs and two aces. Meek is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Berkley Lanum, who had 14 digs.
Rossville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last eight matchups.
Clinton Prairie's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Cambell Carter, who had 23 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Natalee King, who had 13 digs and three aces.
Rossville has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. As for Clinton Prairie, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 9-15.
Rossville has already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Bethesda Christian on the 4th. As for Clinton Prairie, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 loss against Crawfordsville on the 7th.
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