The Seventy-First Falcons will head out on the road to square off against the Purnell Swett Rams at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Seventy-First will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Jack Britt, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Seventy-First blew past Jack Britt 3-0 on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Falcons.
The final score came out to 27-25, 25-19, 25-22.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Purnell Swett, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. Everything went their way against South View on Tuesday as Purnell Swett made off with a 3-0 win. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Rams as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
While Purnell Swett won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 26-24, 25-20.
Purnell Swett was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 11 consecutive matchups.
Seventy-First's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-9. As for Purnell Swett, their record is now 9-7.
Seventy-First came up short against Purnell Swett in their previous matchup back in September, falling 3-1. Can Seventy-First avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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