Morgan Mammosser bumped the ball Thursday night at Musgrove Fieldhouse. The ball floated into the air, then back down. Mammosser and her Rock Falls Rockets teammates watched it drop untouched on their own side of the net. Mammosser held her arms out in frustration, as the Rockets dropped Game 1 of the 3A Sterling Regional championship to Sterling. 

It got worse before it got better for the Rockets, as they fell behind 5-1 in Game 2. 

With their backs to the wall, the Rockets rallied, taking the next two games for a 20-25, 25-15, 25-17 win. They advance to play LaSalle-Peru at 7 p.m. on Tuesday at the 3A Mendota Sectional.