Fort Loramie has gone 8-2 against Russia recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Fort Loramie Redskins will look to defend their home court against the Russia Raiders at 7:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Fort Loramie comes in on 22 and Russia on three.
Fort Loramie saw some tournament action on Saturday. Everything went their way against Newton Local as Fort Loramie made off with a 3-0 win.
Fort Loramie was especially dominant in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-19, 25-11.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Russia rose to the challenge on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 3-0 victory.
The win didn't come easy: Middletown Christian scored at least 16 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-10, 25-13.
Russia was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in three consecutive contests.
Fort Loramie pushed their record up to 24-1 with the victory, which was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Russia, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-12 record this season.
Fort Loramie took their win against Russia in their previous meeting on October 8th by a conclusive 3-0. Will Fort Loramie repeat their success, or does Russia have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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