The Adrian Blackhawks will face off against the Santa Fe Chiefs at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Adrian finally turned things around against Summit Christian Academy on Thursday. They won by a set and slipped past the Eagles 3-2.
Adrian had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 21-25, 17-25, 25-22, 25-18, 15-12.
Adrian relied on the efforts of Lilly Talley, who had 15 digs, and Sydney Gach, who had 23 digs.
Adrian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Santa Fe made easy work of Sacred Heart on Wednesday and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Chiefs.
Santa Fe was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-9, 25-18.
Adrian's victory bumped their record up to 10-6. As for Santa Fe, their win bumped their record up to 10-5.
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