Allen East unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They came up short against the Pandora-Gilboa Rockets on Monday, falling 3-0. The Mustangs were not able to make up for their defeat to the Rockets from their previous meeting back in August of 2024.
Allen East was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Pandora-Gilboa work for it, especially in the third set. The final score came out to 25-15, 25-9, 26-24.
Aleena Nickles paced Allen East's offense, picking up six kills. Nickles got some help from Olivia Jones and her eight assists.
Pandora-Gilboa now has a winning record of 2-1.
Allen East didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-1 loss against Temple Christian on the 26th. As for Pandora-Gilboa, they are taking a road trip to square off against Leipsic at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The matchup will give the Rockets their first taste of in-conference action this season.
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