The Ironton Fighting Tigers are taking a road trip to challenge the Chesapeake Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Ironton came up short against Chesapeake on Thursday, falling 3-0. The loss continues a trend for the Fighting Tigers in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now lost six in a row.
Ironton was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-19, 25-15.
Chesapeake was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 31 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Ironton's defeat dropped their record down to 6-14. As for Chesapeake, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season.
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