After both having extra time off, the Fall River Pirates and the Montello Hilltoppers will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Fall River is looking to tack on another W to their ten-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Last Tuesday, Fall River made easy work of Markesan and carried off a 3-0 win.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-4, 25-21.
Fall River can attribute much of their success to Avery Schlachter, who had six aces and three digs. The dominant performance gave Schlachter a new career-high in aces.
Fall River was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, everything went Montello's way against Pardeeville on Tuesday as Montello made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Hilltoppers.
A big factor in the win was Montello's feisty defense: they held Pardeeville to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-14, 25-11.
Fall River has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for Montello, their win bumped their record up to 9-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Fall River has serving mastered this season, having averaged 6.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Montello struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Fall River took their victory against Montello in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fall River since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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