Lowellville has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the McDonald Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Lowellville came up short against Jackson-Milton and fell 3-1. While the Rockets didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Bluejays 25-19 in the first set.
The 3-1 doesn't really show just how close this match was: all the sets Lowellville lost were decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-23, 25-23, 26-24.
Lowellville might have lost, but man, Hadassah Rivera was a machine: she had 34 digs. Rivera is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last 21 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Alyssa Kuzan, who had eight digs and ten assists.
Meanwhile, McDonald's undefeated season came to an end after 19 games on Wednesday. They lost 3-0 to Lakeview. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Blue Devils have suffered since September 25, 2023.
McDonald was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-16, 25-22.
Lowellville has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-13 record this season. As for McDonald, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-1.
Lowellville suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to McDonald in their previous matchup back in September. Can Lowellville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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