After both having extra time off, the Blackman Blaze and the Cookeville Cavaliers will dust off their jerseys to take on one another on Monday. The last three games Blackman has played have been within one set, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Last Saturday, Blackman didn't have quite enough to beat Riverdale and fell 3-2.
Blackman couldn't get the win, but they sure gave Riverdale a tough time in the first set. The final score came out to 33-31, 22-25, 18-26, 25-16, 15-7.
Despite the defeat, Blackman got top-tier performance from Annabelle Grissom, who had 24 digs. Grissom is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Cookeville had already won nine in a row and they went ahead and made it ten on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged the Red Hawks out 3-2.
Cookeville wouldn't go down easily and took Stewarts Creek into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-21, 22-25, 22-25, 15-10.
Blackman's loss dropped their record down to 17-13. As for Cookeville, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-3 record this season.
Blackman suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Cookeville when the teams last played back in September of 2020. Can Blackman avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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