After losing to Cloverleaf the last time they met, Firelands decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Firelands Falcons sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over the Cloverleaf Colts on Saturday.
Firelands had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-12, 25-21.
Firelands got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Lexi Schrader out in front who had five digs and 14 assists. Schrader is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 14 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Aubrynn Reichle, who had ten digs.
Firelands is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for Cloverleaf, their loss dropped their record down to 10-9.
Firelands has already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against Keystone on the 8th. As for Cloverleaf, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-1 defeat against Buckeye on the 5th.
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