Blackman is 2-8 against Oakland since August of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Blaze will head out on the road to challenge the Patriots at 7:30 p.m. Blackman will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
On Tuesday, Blackman got the win against Wilson Central by a conclusive 3-0.
Blackman's got stronger as the match went on, holding Wilson Central to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 26-24, 25-21, 25-19.
Blackman can attribute much of their success to Annabelle Grissom, who had five aces and four digs. That's the most aces Grissom has posted over her last eight contests. Amaya Perkins also deserves some recognition as she had her first kill of the season.
Meanwhile, Oakland came up short against Independence on Monday and fell 3-1. The Patriots haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
While Oakland ultimately came up short, they really made Independence work, particularly in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 25-21, 23-25, 25-13.
Blackman's victory bumped their record up to 17-6. As for Oakland, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-11.
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