Volleyball Game Preview: Blackduck Drakes vs. Fertile-Beltrami Falcons

The Blackduck Drakes are taking a road trip to take on the Fertile-Beltrami Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Blackduck is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged out Fosston 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Drakes.

Blackduck wouldn't go down easily and took Fosston into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-12, 18-25, 22-25, 17-15.

The home team had won the previous two meetings between Fertile-Beltrami and Red Lake County Central, and Fertile-Beltrami kept the tradition alive. The Falcons came out on top against the Mustangs by a score of 3-1 on Wednesday.

Fertile-Beltrami's win bumped their record up to 20-6-2. As for Blackduck, their victory bumped their record up to 13-7.

Blackduck came up short against Fertile-Beltrami in their previous matchup back in September of 2024, falling 2-0. Can the Drakes avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.