Erie-Prophetstown picked up where it left off after last year’s breakthrough season.

The Panthers are off to a 10-2 start after a 25-17, 25-21 win at Rock Falls on Thursday night.

It was a rematch of last year’s Class 2A regional final that E-P won 25-15, 25-21 for its first regional title as a co-op. The Panthers reached the Sweet 16 before falling to El Paso-Gridley, which went on to take fourth at state.

Facing the Rockets (5-6) again, Lauren Abbott’s eighth kill finished the road sweep.

RF led the first set 10-9 and the second set 12-11, but E-P’s senior-led bunch took control down the stretch in each win. Rock Falls led the second set 3-0 before E-P scored nine straight points.

“I think being able to swing around the block and find different scoring spots helped us a ton,” sa

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