After flying high against Rittman last Saturday, Black River came back down to earth. The Black River Pirates lost 3-0 to the Wellington Dukes on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Pirates in their matchups with the Dukes: they've now lost seven in a row.
Black River was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-17, 25-16.
Despite the loss, Black River still got an impressive performance from Remington Dieter, who had 11 digs and five aces. That's the most aces Dieter has posted since back in August.
Wellington was led to victory by Lauren Vannatter and Courtney Krosse. Vannatter had four digs and 19 assists, while Krosse had five digs and two aces.
The loss snapped Black River's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 12-8 record. As for Wellington, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a massive bump to their 10-7 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Black River will venture away from home to take on Firelands at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Black River is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road. As for Wellington, they will head out to face off against Brookside at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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