The Fall River Pirates will head out on the road to square off against the Abundant Life Challengers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Fall River will be strutting in after a win while Abundant Life will be coming in after a loss.
Fall River is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top against Palmyra-Eagle by a score of 3-1. Winning may never get old, but the Pirates sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
The final score came out to 26-24, 25-11, 23-25, 25-14.
Fall River found their leader in sophomore Aili Majocka, who had seven digs and three aces.
Fall River was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Abundant Life unfortunately witnessed the end of their 11-match winning streak last Tuesday. They fell just short of Dodgeland by a score of 3-2.
Abundant Life actually scored more points across those five sets (98-94), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 9-25, 25-16, 20-25, 15-13.
Fall River will have to keep a close watch on Jada Grimes and Brooke Genske, a pair of players who had a big impact on Abundant Life's prior game. Grimes had 14 digs and four aces, while Genske had nine digs and three aces. Savannah Strubbe also deserves some recognition as she served her first ace of the season.
The victory got Fall River back to even at 16-16. As for Abundant Life, their defeat dropped their record down to 31-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Fall River has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Abundant Life struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 7.6 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
