Seventy-First can finally bid farewell to their five-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Douglas Byrd Eagles as the Seventy-First Falcons made off with a 3-0 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Falcons also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2023.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Seventy-First was: they took every set by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-15, 25-8.
Seventy-First can attribute much of their success to Joi Smallwood, who had nine digs and two aces. That's the most aces Smallwood has posted since back in August.
Seventy-First was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 25 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 15 aces in three consecutive games.
Seventy-First's victory ended a nine-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-6. As for Douglas Byrd, they are on a 28-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-10.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Seventy-First will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against South View at 6:00 p.m. As for Douglas Byrd, they will venture away from home to face off against Jack Britt at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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