Rockbridge County extended their postseason success on Wednesday against East Rockingham. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the East Rockingham Eagles 3-2. This was payback for the Wildcats, who suffered a 3-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (99-98) Rockbridge County actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-19, 16-25, 17-25, 15-12.
The win made it two in a row for Rockbridge County and bumps their season record up to 10-11. As for East Rockingham, their defeat ended a 12-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 20-4.
Rockbridge County's road trip will continue as they head out to face Alleghany at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Alleghany is coming into the matchup with 12 straight victories at home, so Rockbridge County will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. East Rockingham does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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