Rock Bridge had already won eight in a row and they went ahead and made it nine on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged the Helias Crusaders out 3-2. For the Bruins, this counts as revenge for the 3-2 defeat the Crusaders walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2023.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (99-98) Rock Bridge actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-18, 11-25, 22-25, 15-13.
Leading Rock Bridge to victory were Terry Schrock and Danielle Hecht. Schrock had 21 digs, while Hecht had 13 digs and four aces. That's the most aces Hecht has posted since back in September.
Rock Bridge 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 six aces in three consecutive matchups.
Despite the loss, Helias had strong showings from Lauren Schroeder, who had 19 digs, and Sophie Verslues, who had eight digs and three aces. With that strong performance, Schroeder is now averaging an impressive 10.2 digs per game.
Rock Bridge pushed their record up to 16-3 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Helias, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 11-5 record.
Rock Bridge didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-2 victory against Kickapoo on the 5th. As for Helias, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Father Tolton on the 2nd.
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