Rapid River players celebrate with Kelsey Ignat (7) after her kill sealed a 3-1 volleyball victory at North Central Thursday. For more photos, visit cu.dailypress.net. (Daily Press photo by Brandon Veale)

POWERS — Rapid River shined behind the service line Thursday, which led to a 3-1 (25-27, 25-12, 25-21, 25-19) dual-conference volleyball victory over North Central. The Rockets notched 22 service aces, led by six from freshman Heather Sanderson and five each from seniors Jessika Metter and Kelsey Ignat. “Overall, our serving was on and I was very pleased with it,” Rockets coach Jackie Augustine said. The Rockets found themselves on the defensive early, as North Central had solid serves of their own from Cassandra Deno, Lexi Rusch and Kelley Kleikamp. They took an early lead in game one and held on for the victory. “They walked on that court confident and ready,” North Central coach Melissa Egner said. Rapid fought back, taking a 6-2 lead in game two and building from there. Sanderson finished it off with a seven-point serving run, including two aces and a kill. “She’s an athlete and it shows,” Augustine said of Sanderson. “I only expect for her to get better out there.