The Firestone Falcons will square off against the Ellet Orangemen at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Firestone took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Buchtel with a sharp 3-0 win.
While Firestone won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-9, 25-22.
Firestone can attribute much of their success to Tiara Williams, who had eight digs and four aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Firestone was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in nine consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Ellet had already won four in a row and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Vikings as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
Ellet was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-13, 25-21.
Firestone pushed their record up to 13-8 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Ellet, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-12 record this season.
Firestone came up short against Ellet when the teams last played on Thursday, falling 3-1. Can Firestone avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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