The Rocky River Pirates will head out on the road to challenge the Copley Indians at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Rocky River is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
Last Saturday, Rocky River came up short against North Olmsted and fell 3-1.
The 3-1 doesn't really show just how close this match was: all the sets Rocky River lost were decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-22, 22-25, 25-23.
Even though they lost, Rocky River was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, Copley suffered their biggest loss since August 27th on Saturday. They came up short against Gilmour Academy, falling 3-0. The shutout was out of character for the Indians seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in August.
The final score came out to 25-13, 25-15, 25-14.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Alexis Walker, who had 21 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Rocky River's defeat dropped their record down to 11-7. As for Copley, their loss dropped their record down to 16-6.
Rocky River came up short against Copley in their previous meeting back in October of 2021, falling 3-1. Can Rocky River avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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