The Fertile-Beltrami Falcons will square off against the Blackduck Drakes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fertile-Beltrami is coming into the match hot, having won their last four games.
The home team had won the previous two meetings between Fertile-Beltrami and Red Lake County Central, and Fertile-Beltrami kept the tradition alive. The Falcons came out on top against the Mustangs by a score of 3-1 on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Blackduck had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Greyhounds. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Drakes have posted since September 13th.
Blackduck wouldn't go down easily and took Fosston into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The final score came out to 26-24, 25-12, 18-25, 22-25, 17-15.
Blackduck's victory bumped their record up to 13-7. As for Fertile-Beltrami, their win bumped their record up to 20-6-2.
Fertile-Beltrami beat Blackduck 2-0 when the teams last played back in September of 2024. Will the Falcons repeat their success, or do the Drakes have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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