Oberlin is 1-9 against Firelands since October of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Oberlin The Phoenix are on the road again to play the Firelands Falcons at 6:30 p.m.
Oberlin lost 3-0 to Rittman on Saturday.
While Oberlin was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 26-24, 25-14.
Oberlin's loss came about despite a quality game from Natalie Tackett, who had eight digs, seven aces, and seven aces. Tackett has been hot recently, having posted three or more aces the last five times she's played.
Meanwhile, Firelands had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Cardinals.
The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-14, 25-18.
Oberlin's defeat dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Firelands, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season.
Oberlin might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Firelands in their previous meeting back in August. Can Oberlin avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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