Volleyball Preview: Cleveland Blue Raiders vs. Blackman Blaze
The Cleveland Blue Raiders's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Blackman Blaze at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Cleveland is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Tennessee's top teams: East Hamilton, who was ranked 15th in their home state at the time (Cleveland was ranked 11th). Cleveland fell just short of East Hamilton by a score of 3-2 on Monday. The Blue Raiders' loss signaled the end of their ten-game winning streak.
Cleveland wouldn't go down easily and took East Hamilton into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking five-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 17-25, 20-25, 25-23, 15-10.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Blackman had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Warriors. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Blaze.
Blackman can attribute much of their success to Annabelle Grissom, who had 18 digs, and Andi Fenyes, who had eight digs and 14 assists. Grissom is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season.
Cleveland's defeat dropped their record down to 32-11. As for Blackman, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-13 record this season.
Cleveland beat Blackman 3-1 in their previous meeting back in October of 2019. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cleveland since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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