Oberlin hasn't had much luck against Black River recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Oberlin The Phoenix will be staying on the road to face off against the Black River Pirates at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Oberlin was able to grind out a solid victory over Buchtel, taking the game 2-0.
The 2-0 doesn't show just how dominant Oberlin was: they took both sets by at least 12 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-6, 25-13.
Oberlin found their leader in underclassman Lucinda Ulichney, who had nine aces and six digs. The dominant performance gave Ulichney a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Joanna Tatum, who had six kills and four aces.
Meanwhile, everything went Black River's way against Brookside on Thursday as Black River made off with a 3-0 win.
After all that action, the final score was 25-19, 25-19, 25-17.
Black River's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Remington Dieter, who had 14 digs, and Jenevieve Dieter, who had ten digs. Remington is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 14 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Black River 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 12 consecutive games.
Oberlin's record now sits at 5-8. As for Black River, their record is now 7-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Oberlin has serving mastered this season, having averaged 9.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Black River struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Oberlin suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Black River in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Dieter, who had 20 digs and five aces. Now that Oberlin knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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