After flying high against Lucas on Monday, Black River came back down to earth. The Pirates fell just short of the Wellington Dukes by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Pirates haven't had much luck with the Dukes recently, as the team has come up short the last nine times they've met.
Black River was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Wellington work for it, especially in the fourth set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-7, 20-25, 23-25, 27-25, 15-12.
Sydney Czarny paced Black River's offense, picking up 16 kills. Czarny got some help from Morgan Kubitz and her 36 assists. Kubitz also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with Jenevieve Dieter, each putting up three.
Among those leading the charge was Ella Postlethwait, who had 13 digs and two assists. That's the most digs she has posted since back in October of 2024.
Black River's defeat dropped their record down to 14-5. As for Wellington, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 11-6.
Black River has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 loss against Firelands on the 2nd. As for Wellington, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-2 win against Brookside on the 2nd.
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