After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Black River, Oberlin was happy to have turned things around on Saturday. Everything went their way against the East Canton Hornets as the Oberlin The Phoenix made off with a 3-0 win.
The final score came out to 25-12, 25-13, 25-18.
Natalie Tackett had a dynamite game for Oberlin, getting 11 kills, ten digs, and eight aces. Those eight aces gave Tackett a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Lucinda Ulichney, who had four aces and three digs.
She wasn't the only good server: Oberlin was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in three consecutive matchups.
Oberlin's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-15. As for East Canton, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 14 of their last 15 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-19 record this season.
Oberlin will take on Independence at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Independence is coming into the game with 11 straight wins at home, so Oberlin will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. East Canton does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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