If Black River was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Oberlin last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Black River Pirates fell 3-1 to the Mapleton Mounties on Wednesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Pirates of the 3-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2023.
Black River started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 26-24, 26-24, 25-20.
Black River's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Remington Dieter, who had ten digs. Dieter is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Black River was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive matches.
Mapleton can attribute much of their success to Paige Beattie, who had 16 digs and four aces.
Black River's record is now 13-10-1. As for Mapleton, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-18.
Black River does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Mapleton, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 3-0 defeat against Independence on the 19th.
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