Blaze
| 09/11/25 @ Oakland | 2-3 |
| 09/09/25 vs Rockvale | 3-0 |
| 09/04/25 @ Riverdale | 3-0 |
| 09/02/25 @ Eagleville | 3-2 |
| 08/28/25 @ Siegel | 3-1 |
If Blackman was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Rockvale on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Blaze fell just short of the Oakland Patriots by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Blaze's defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Blackman actually scored more points across those five sets (108-104), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 19-25, 19-25, 25-21, 16-14.
Oakland was led to victory by Chloe Tassey and Haley Minnick. Tassey had ten digs and three aces, while Minnick had four aces. Those four aces gave Minnick a new career-high.
Blackman's loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 9-4. As for Oakland, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
Blackman didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-2 defeat against Siegel on the 16th. As for Oakland, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 3-2 loss against Pope John Paul II on the 15th.
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