Blackman and Riverdale are an even 5-5 against one another since August of 2019, but not for long. The Blackman Blaze will be playing in front of their home fans against the Riverdale Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Blackman is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Siegel just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Stars 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.
Blackman might have lost, but man, Annabelle Grissom was a machine: she 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.
Meanwhile, Riverdale 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.
Blackman's defeat dropped their record down to 15-11. As for Riverdale, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-12.
Blackman took their victory against Riverdale when the teams last played on September 5th by a conclusive 3-0. Will Blackman repeat their success, or does Riverdale have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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