Cuyahoga Falls hasn't had much luck against Stow-Munroe Falls recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Black Tigers will face off against the Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. Cuyahoga Falls is coming into the game hot, having won their last three games.
Last Tuesday, Cuyahoga Falls got the win against Northwest by a conclusive 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Cuyahoga Falls took every set by at least 14 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-4, 25-11, 25-9.
Joey Stiffler
| 04/15/25 vs Northwest | 68.4% |
| 04/14/25 vs Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin | 58.3% |
| 04/12/25 @ Euclid | 39% |
| 04/10/25 @ Nordonia | 5% |
| 04/08/25 @ Northwest | 50% |
| + 2 more games |
Cuyahoga Falls relied on the efforts of Samir Gajmer, who had four digs and four aces, and Joey Stiffler, who hit 68.4% for 13 kills and nine digs, four aces, and one block. The last time Stiffler's hitting percentage was this high was over his last seven contests.
They weren't the only good server: Cuyahoga Falls was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Stow-Munroe Falls suffered their biggest loss since March 14th on Tuesday. They came up short against Hudson, falling 3-0.
Stow-Munroe Falls was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-20, 25-15.
Cuyahoga Falls will have to contain Luke Hoskinson as he made an impact in Stow-Munroe Falls' last game. He had 16 digs and two assists.
Stow-Munroe Falls' defeat dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Cuyahoga Falls, their victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-2.
Cuyahoga Falls might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Stow-Munroe Falls when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can the Black Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
