Rome Free Academy's game last Tuesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Saturday. They skirted past the Oneida Express 3-2. This was a revenge game for the Black Knights: when they faced off against the Express back in January, they had to take a 3-0 loss.
Rome Free Academy took Oneida into a fifth set where they got it done with a eight-point win. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-20, 23-25, 25-23, 15-7.
Elijah Pomales
| 02/08/25 vs Oneida | 36 |
| 01/21/25 @ Vernon-Verona-Sherrill | 35 |
| 01/25/24 @ Oneida | 32 |
| 02/12/24 vs Canastota | 31 |
| 12/19/24 @ Central Valley Academy | 24 |
Rome Free Academy got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Elijah Pomales out in front who had 19 digs, three aces, and two blocks. The dominant performance also gave Pomales a new career-high in assists (36). Ilija Wenz was another key player, getting 16 digs, 12 kills, three blocks, and two aces.
Rome Free Academy has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-6 record this season. As for Oneida, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Coming up, Rome Free Academy will head out to face off against Proctor at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Oneida, they will host Canastota at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
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