Buckeye is 8-2 against Firelands since September of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Buckeye Bucks will host the Firelands Falcons at 10:00 a.m. Buckeye is coming into the match on a four-game losing streak.
Last Thursday, Buckeye didn't have quite enough to beat Westlake and fell 3-2. While the Bucks didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Demons 25-23 in the first period.
Buckeye actually scored more points across those five sets (103-100), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 12-25, 23-25, 25-23, 25-22, 15-8.
Even though they lost, Buckeye was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 14 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Firelands, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. Everything went their way against Black River on Thursday as Firelands made off with a 3-0 victory.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-9, 25-15.
Buckeye's loss dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Firelands, they pushed their record up to 14-3 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home.
Buckeye was able to grind out a solid victory over Firelands in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. Does Buckeye have another victory up their sleeve, or will Firelands turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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