Firelands hasn't had much luck against Buckeye recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Firelands Falcons will venture away from home to take on the Buckeye Bucks at 10:00 a.m. Firelands will be strutting in after a victory while Buckeye will be coming in after a defeat.
Firelands took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Black River with a sharp 3-0 win.
The final score came out to 25-18, 25-9, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Buckeye was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell just short of Westlake by a score of 3-2. While the Bucks didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Demons 25-23 in the first period.
Buckeye started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 12-25, 23-25, 25-23, 25-22, 15-8.
Even though they lost, Buckeye was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 14 consecutive matches.
Firelands has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. As for Buckeye, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-8.
Firelands came up short against Buckeye when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Firelands avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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