Falconer hasn't had much luck against Portville recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. After both having extra time off, both will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Falconer sitting on five straight wins and Portville on 13.
Falconer is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Chautauqua Lake.
While Falconer might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Chautauqua Lake scored at least 19 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-23, 18-25, 25-19.
Nylah Sharpe went supernova for Falconer, getting 24 digs. With that strong performance, Sharpe is now averaging an impressive 10.4 digs per game.
Portville extended their home winning streak to 18 games dating back to last season thanks to a huge performance from Mia Rhinehart. Portville put the hurt on Cattaraugus-Little Valley with a sharp 3-0 win on Friday thanks in part to Rhinehart, who had 18 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last five games she's played.
The final score came out to 25-20, 25-9, 25-13.
Portville 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 nine aces in four consecutive matchups.
Portville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 19 of their last 20 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 33-3-2 record this season. As for Falconer, their record now sits at 18-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Falconer has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 11.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Portville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Falconer suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Portville in their previous meeting back in October. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Rhinehart, who had 22 digs. Now that Falconer knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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