Volleyball Preview: Seventy-First Falcons vs. Douglas Byrd Eagles
Seventy-First has gone 10-0 against Douglas Byrd recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Falcons takes on the Douglas Byrd Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Seventy-First is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Lumberton just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Pirates. The loss continues a trend for the Falcons in their matchups with the Pirates: they've now lost five in a row.
The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-10, 23-25, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Douglas Byrd was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 36th straight defeat dating back to last season. They came up short against Purnell Swett, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-11, 25-18, 25-12.
Seventy-First's loss dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Douglas Byrd, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-18.
Seventy-First took their win against Douglas Byrd in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Does Seventy-First have another victory up their sleeve, or will Douglas Byrd turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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