The Blackduck Drakes are taking a road trip to  take on the Fertile-Beltrami Falcons  at 7:00  p.m.  on Friday. Both come into the  contest bolstered by wins in their previous  matches.
Blackduck is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup  on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged out Fosston  3-2. The  victory made it back-to-back  wins for the Drakes.
 Blackduck wouldn't go down easily and took Fosston into a fifth set  where they got it done with a two-point win. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-12, 18-25, 22-25,  17-15.
 The home team had won the previous two meetings between Fertile-Beltrami and Red Lake County Central, and Fertile-Beltrami kept the tradition alive. The Falcons came out on top against the Mustangs by a score of  3-1  on Wednesday.
 Fertile-Beltrami's win bumped their record up to 20-6-2. As for Blackduck, their victory bumped their record up to 13-7.
 Blackduck came up short against Fertile-Beltrami in their previous matchup  back in September of 2024, falling  2-0. Can the Drakes avenge their  loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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