After both having extra time off, the Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian Braves and the South Adams Starfires will shake off the rust and duke it out at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight defeats, while South Adams will come in with four straight wins.
Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian came up short against Manchester on Thursday, falling 3-0.
Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-22, 25-15.
Meanwhile, South Adams earned a 3-1 victory over Delta on Thursday.
South Adams had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-19, 25-21, 25-20.
Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian better focus on containing Charlee Bollenbacher and Laney Trausch as the pair were huge in South Adams' win. Bollenbacher had 15 digs and one assist, while Trausch had 21 assists and 12 digs. That's the most digs Trausch has posted since back in September.
South Adams' win bumped their record up to 22-8. As for Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 12-15.
Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian was able to grind out a solid victory over South Adams when the teams last played back in October of 2022, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Braves since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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