Firestone has gone 10-0 against Buchtel recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Firestone Falcons will look to defend their home court against the Buchtel Griffins at 6:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Firestone's favor as the team sits on four straight wins at home while Buchtel has been banged up by eight consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
Firestone is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Ellet just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Orangemen. While the Falcons didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Orangemen 27-25 in the first period.
Firestone started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 27-25, 25-20, 25-23.
Even though they lost, Firestone was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in eight consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Buchtel lost 3-0 to Ellet on Tuesday.
While Buchtel was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Ellet's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-9, 25-13.
Firestone's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-8. As for Buchtel, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
Firestone took their victory against Buchtel in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Does Firestone have another victory up their sleeve, or will Buchtel turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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