Volleyball Preview: Blackman Blaze vs. Riverdale Warriors
Blackman and Riverdale are an even 5-5 against one another since August of 2019, but not for long. The Blackman Blaze will be playing at home against the Riverdale Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Blackman is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Siegel just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Stars by a score of 3-2.
Blackman actually scored more points across those five sets (105-101), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-19, 17-25, 19-25, 15-13.
Despite the loss, Blackman got top-tier performance from Annabelle Grissom, who had 14 digs and two aces. Grissom is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Riverdale suffered their biggest defeat since September 5th on Monday. They came up short against Middle Tennessee Christian, falling 3-0.
While Riverdale had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 14 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-14, 25-18.
Blackman's loss dropped their record down to 15-11. As for Riverdale, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-12.
Blackman took their win against Riverdale in their previous matchup on September 5th by a conclusive 3-0. Does Blackman have another victory up their sleeve, or will Riverdale turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
