Rocky River was the 3-1 winner over North Olmsted when they last played one another back in September, but their luck changed this time around. The Rocky River Pirates fell 3-1 to the North Olmsted Eagles on Saturday. The Pirates' defeat continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.
Rocky River came incredibly close to winning: the sets they lost were decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-22, 22-25, 25-23.
Even though they lost, Rocky River was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
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. Byers is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had six or more in the last 13 games she's played dating back to last season.
Rocky River's loss dropped their record down to 11-7. As for North Olmsted, the win got them back to even at 11-11.
Rocky River will venture away from home to challenge Copley at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Copley is coming into the contest with three straight defeats at home, meaning Rocky River will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory. As for North Olmsted, they will welcome Max S. Hayes at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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