Volleyball Preview: Firelands Falcons vs. Black River Pirates
Firelands is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Black River is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Firelands Falcons will welcome the Black River Pirates at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Firelands is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Berea-Midpark just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Monday. They came up short against the Titans, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-15, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Black River unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to Wellington. The loss continues a trend for the Pirates in their matchups with the Dukes: they've now lost seven in a row.
Black River was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-17, 25-16.
Despite the defeat, Black River got top-tier performance from Remington Dieter, who had 11 digs and five aces. That's the most aces Dieter has posted since back in August.
Firelands' loss dropped their record down to 13-3. As for Black River, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-8.
Everything went Firelands' way against Black River when the teams last played back in September, as Firelands made off with a 3-0 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Dieter, who had 22 digs. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Firelands still be able to contain Dieter? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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