With a playoff game on the line, Rock Falls rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They won by a set and slipped past the Sherrard Tigers 2-1. Winning may never get old, but the Rockets sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Rock Falls got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 26-24, 23-25, 25-23.
Rock Falls was led to victory by Miley Bickett and Elizabeth Lombardo. Bickett had 20 digs and 28 assists, while Lombardo had 27 digs. With that strong performance, Lombardo is now averaging an impressive 10.3 digs per game.
Sherrard's loss came despite strong showings from Adalynn Elsbury and Danni Neppl. Elsbury had 19 digs, while Neppl had 11 digs.
Rock Falls has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-17 record this season. As for Sherrard, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 24-10.
Rock Falls wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 2-0 defeat against Erie-Prophetstown on the 31st. Sherrard does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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