The New Haven Rockets's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Sterling Heights Stallions at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The last three games New Haven has played have been within one set, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
New Haven will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Cardinal Mooney Catholic, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. New Haven narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Cardinal Mooney Catholic 2-1.
Meanwhile, Sterling Heights sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Hazel Park on Thursday.
Sterling Heights wouldn't go down easily and took Hazel Park into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-19, 25-19, 21-25, 15-11.
Sterling Heights 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 11 aces in four consecutive matches.
New Haven has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. As for Sterling Heights, their win bumped their record up to 9-5-1.
New Haven came up short against Sterling Heights when the teams last played back in September, falling 3-1. Can New Haven avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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