Blackman faced Page in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Blaze fell just short of the Patriots by a score of 2-1. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Patriots this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 2-0 back in March.
Leading Page to victory were Carlos Hernandez and Malachi Carter. Hernandez had 12 digs and one assist, while Carter had six digs and three aces. That's the most digs Hernandez has posted over his last seven games. Landon Boyd also deserves some recognition as he posted his first assist of the season.
Blackman's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Page, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-5.
Page has already played their next matchup, a 2-1 defeat against Siegel on the 8th. Hopefully Blackman paid attention to the Patriots' contest: the next time they hit the field, they'll take on the Patriots at 7:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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