Riverdale and Blackman are an even 5-5 against one another since August of 2019, but not for long. The Riverdale Warriors will venture away from home to face off against the Blackman Blaze at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Riverdale is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest loss since September 5th on Monday. They came up short against Middle Tennessee Christian, falling 3-0.
While Riverdale had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 14 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-14, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Blackman unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of Siegel by a score of 3-2.
Blackman actually scored more points across those five sets (105-101), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-19, 17-25, 19-25, 15-13.
Despite the defeat, Blackman got top-tier performance from Annabelle Grissom, who had 14 digs and two aces. Grissom is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Riverdale's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-12. As for Blackman, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-11.
Riverdale suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Blackman when the teams last played on September 5th. Can Riverdale avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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