The Fort Recovery Indians will head out on the road to challenge the Fort Loramie Redskins at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Fort Recovery has struggled recently with five defeats in a row, while Fort Loramie will arrive with 16 straight victories.
Last Thursday, Fort Recovery came up short against Versailles and fell 3-1. While the Indians didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Tigers 25-19 in the first period.
Fort Recovery 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 23-25, 25-19, 25-11, 25-15.
Meanwhile, everything went Fort Loramie's way against Jackson Center on Thursday as Fort Loramie made off with a 3-0 win.
The final score came out to 25-15, 25-21, 25-14.
Fort Loramie 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 six consecutive matchups.
Fort Recovery's loss dropped their record down to 8-11. As for Fort Loramie, they pushed their record up to 18-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home.
Fort Recovery came up short against Fort Loramie in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Fort Recovery avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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