Blackman hasn't had much luck against Rockvale recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Blackman Blaze will challenge Rockvale at 6:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Tuesday, Blackman came up short against Riverdale and fell 3-1. The Blaze have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Blackman started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-18, 25-21, 25-23.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Andi Fenyes, who had five digs and four aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Annabelle Grissom, who had 14 digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Blackman was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in seven consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Rockvale also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Oakland by a score of 3-1.
While Rockvale had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 20 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 26-24, 24-26, 25-20.
Blackman's record is now 15-12. As for Rockvale, they dropped their record down to 13-17 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Blackman was able to grind out a solid win over Rockvale in their previous matchup two weeks ago, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Blackman since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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