After flying high against Clearview on Tuesday, Black River came back down to earth. The Pirates fell just short of the Wellington Dukes by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Pirates haven't had much luck with the Dukes recently, as the team has come up short the last eight times they've met.
Black River actually scored more points across those five sets (104-103), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 15-25, 22-25, 25-22, 25-18, 16-14.
Remington Dieter
| 09/04/25 vs Wellington | 25 |
| 09/02/25 @ Clearview | 11 |
| 08/30/25 vs Plymouth | 17 |
| 08/28/25 vs Keystone | 22 |
| 08/26/25 vs Columbia | 23 |
| + 9 more games |
Despite the loss, Black River still got an impressive performance from Remington Dieter, who had 25 digs and four assists. Dieter is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in each of the last 14 games she's played dating back to last season. Hailee Moskal also deserves some recognition as she had her first kill of the season.
Black River's loss dropped their record down to 7-2. As for Wellington, their victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Black River will host Mapleton at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Wellington, they will welcome Fairview at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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