After both having extra time off, the Richland Northeast Cavaliers and the A.C. Flora Falcons will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Richland Northeast has struggled recently with 15 defeats in a row, while A.C. Flora will arrive with five straight victories.
Richland Northeast came up short against Dreher last Tuesday, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-11, 25-7, 25-13.
Meanwhile, A.C. Flora earned a 3-1 win over South Pointe last Tuesday.
The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-14, 24-26, 25-17.
A.C. Flora found their leader in underclassman Rachel Britt, who had 15 digs. Those 15 digs set a new season-high mark for Britt. The team also got some help courtesy of Courtney Burgess, who hit 53.6% for 15 kills19 digs, three aces, and a block.
A.C. Flora was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive matchups.
Richland Northeast's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for A.C. Flora, they pushed their record up to 9-3-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Richland Northeast might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from A.C. Flora in their previous matchup back in September. Can Richland Northeast avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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