North Olmsted hadn't done well against Rocky River recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. The North Olmsted Eagles walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Rocky River Pirates. This was payback for the Eagles, who suffered a 3-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-22, 22-25, 25-23.
Leading North Olmsted to victory were Ava Rees and Alyssa Byers. Rees had six digs and three aces, while Byers had 14 digs, 13 kills, and three aces. That's the most aces Rees has posted since back in August.
North Olmsted was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive contests.
The win got North Olmsted back to even at 11-11. As for Rocky River, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-7.
North Olmsted will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Max S. Hayes at 5:00 p.m. Max S. Hayes is coming into the match with six straight victories on the road, so North Olmsted will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Rocky River, they will head out to square off against Copley at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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