Falconer is 0-10 against Portville since September of 2021 but things could change on Tuesday. The Falconer Golden Falcons will challenge the Portville Panthers at 6:30 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Tuesday.
Portville is hoping to do what Jamestown couldn't on Wednesday: put an end to Falconer's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Everything went Falconer's way against Jamestown as Falconer made off with a 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Falconer took every set by at least 17 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-8, 25-7.
Falconer's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Nylah Sharpe, who had nine digs and two aces. That's the most aces Sharpe has posted in her last nine games.
Falconer was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in six consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Portville got the win against Dunkirk on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Portville was: they took every set by at least 14 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-6, 25-11, 25-7.
Among those leading the charge was Mia Rhinehart, who had 11 digs and four aces. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 2 aces per game.
Falconer has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season. As for Portville, they pushed their record up to 22-3-2 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Falconer has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 11.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Portville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 12.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Falconer suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Portville in their previous meeting back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Rhinehart, who had 14 digs and seven aces. Now that Falconer knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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