With a playoff game on the line, Fall River rose to the challenge on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Tri-County Penguins 3-2. The win was familiar territory for the Pirates who have now won six matchups in a row.
Fall River was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 15-25, 25-20, 21-25, 25-22, 15-6.
Fall River was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 12 consecutive matches.
Fall River is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 27-8 record this season. As for Tri-County, with the loss, they broke their seven-game winning streak and moved their record to 31-6.
Fall River has already played their next contest, a 3-0 defeat against Mineral Point on the 2nd. Tri-County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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