Volleyball Preview: Port Edwards Blackhawks vs. Tri-County Penguins
The Port Edwards Blackhawks will venture away from home to square off against the Tri-County Penguins at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Port Edwards lost 3-0 to Pittsville on Tuesday. The Blackhawks have struggled against the Panthers recently, as their game on Tuesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-21, 25-9.
Meanwhile, Tri-County waltzed into their contest on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Eagles by a score of 3-1.
Tri-County walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the fourth set). The final score came out to 25-16, 25-21, 23-25, 25-9.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Tri-County to victory, but perhaps none more so than Makenna Rettler, who had 27 digs, nine kills, and seven aces. Rettler is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had nine or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Cali Eastling, who had 23 kills, 11 digs, four aces, and three blocks.
She wasn't the only good server: Tri-County was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 12 consecutive matchups.
Port Edwards' defeat dropped their record down to 5-11. As for Tri-County, their victory bumped their record up to 22-4.
Port Edwards suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Tri-County when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Port Edwards avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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