Sterling and Rock Island are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2019, but not for long. The Sterling Golden Warriors will host the Rock Island Rocks at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Sterling's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Rock Island has been banged up by eight consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
Sterling is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Quincy just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Blue Devils by a score of 2-1.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Sterling sadly dropped the once that decided the match. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 20-25, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Rock Island narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Galesburg 2-1.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Rock Island who won the one that mattered. After all that action, the final score was 25-22, 27-29, 26-24.
Sterling's defeat dropped their record down to 6-2-2. As for Rock Island, their win bumped their record up to 2-7.
Sterling beat Rock Island 2-0 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Does Sterling have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rock Island turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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