Fall River has been away from home for two games now, but on Tuesday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Etna Lions at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Fall River beat Modoc 3-1.
Fall River got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 27-29, 30-28, 25-19.
Fall River can attribute much of their success to Olivia Peterson, who had 14 digs and four aces. Peterson is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served four or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Etna hadn't done well against Trinity recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Etna narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Trinity 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lions.
Etna had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 18-25, 25-14, 25-6, 15-4.
Etna was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 15 aces in three consecutive matchups.
Fall River has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-3 record this season. As for Etna, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 14-9.
Fall River was able to grind out a solid win over Etna when the teams last played back in September, winning 3-1. Will Fall River repeat their success, or does Etna have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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