The Rocky River Pirates will face off against the Bay Rockets at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Bay is facing Rocky River at the wrong time: Rocky River suffered their first home loss of the season on Tuesday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell just short of the Rangers by a score of 3-2. The matchup marked the Pirates' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Rocky River took Lakewood into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking six-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-27, 25-21, 25-19, 23-25, 15-9.
The losing side was boosted by Julia Leslie, who had nine digs and two aces. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had six or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Rocky River was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Bay, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They put the hurt on North Olmsted with a sharp 3-0 victory on Tuesday.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Bay was: they took every set by at least nine points. After all that action, the final score was 25-13, 25-15, 28-19.
Bay can attribute much of their success to Payton Masterson, who had 11 digs and three aces, and Nina Peet, who had 11 digs.
The defeat snapped Rocky River's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-1 record. As for Bay, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-1.
Rocky River might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Bay when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Rocky River avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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