The Fall River Pirates will take on the Rio Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Fall River has six straight victories, Rio has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Tuesday, Fall River was able to grind out a solid win over Montello, taking the game 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 22-25, 25-17, 25-21.
Fall River was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Montello only served four.
Meanwhile, Rio suffered their biggest loss since October 3, 2023 on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to Randolph.
While Rio was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Randolph's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-16, 25-20.
Fall River pushed their record up to 18-6 with the victory, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Rio, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-14.
Fall River came out on top in a nail-biter against Rio in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. Does Fall River have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rio turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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