OHS Volleyball Begins Conference Play

This week began the conference for the Lady Rockets. They started by playing the Red Bud Musketeers, whom they had previously beaten for the New Athens championship title. This game was a tough one for the Lady Rockets as they had to play three hard sets. They sadly came up short in the first, losing 26-24. In the second set, the Rockets were desperate for a win, and they pulled through 25-21. They couldn’t handle the Musketeers for a third set and lost 25-12. They took a day off from the conference games and played Gibault. They needed this win since it could affect their seeding for the postseason.  They could not get the win that they needed and lost in three sets. The closest set was the third set, where both teams fought hard, although they were tired. The following day, on September 11th, they returned to their conference games playing Sparta. This game was better for the Rockets as they came out strong, defeating the Bulldogs in two sets, one ending 25-7, and the other 25-19. Conference games started this week, and they will continue for the rest of the season.