Volleyball Recap: Blackman Wins Going Away Against Oakland + How To Watch

Blaze

Margin

08/26/25 vs Oakland	3
08/23/25 vs Rockvale	2
08/22/25 vs Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet	2
08/22/25 vs Stewarts Creek	2
08/23/25 vs Smyrna	1

Blackman hadn't done well against Oakland recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Blaze blew past the Patriots 3-0. That looming 3-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Blaze yet this season.

The final score came out to 25-18, 25-20, 25-16.

Molly Teague paced Blackman's offense, picking up 17 kills. Teague got some help from Raighan Buchanan and her 32 assists. McKenna MacLeod controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.

Blackman is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Oakland, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-3.

Looking ahead, Blackman is packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game of the season: they will challenge Siegel at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Oakland has already played their next contest (against Coffee County Central), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.