On Thursday Black River Falls will have to hit the road after five straight games at home. They will venture away from home to face off against the Viroqua Blackhawks at 7:00 p.m. Viroqua took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Black River Falls, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Black River Falls finally turned things around against Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau on Tuesday. They skirted past the Red Hawks 3-2.
Black River Falls was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-22, 21-25, 25-10, 15-11.
Black River Falls' win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Evelyn Bolger, who had four digs and 13 assists.
Meanwhile, Viroqua didn't have quite enough to beat Luther on Thursday and fell 3-2. The Blackhawks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Viroqua wouldn't go down easily and took Luther into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking five-point loss. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-12, 20-25, 24-26, 15-10.
Black River Falls' victory ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-19. As for Viroqua, their loss dropped their record down to 20-8.
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