Oberlin is 1-9 against Firelands since October of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Oberlin The Phoenix will be staying on the road to face off against the Firelands Falcons at 6:30 p.m.
Oberlin came up short against Rittman on Saturday, falling 3-0.
Oberlin was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The final score came out to 25-20, 26-24, 25-14.
Oberlin's defeat came about despite a quality game from Natalie Tackett, who had eight digs, seven aces, and seven aces. Tackett has been hot recently, having posted three or more aces the last five times she's played.
Meanwhile, Firelands entered their tilt with Brookside on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Everything went their way against the Cardinals as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-14, 25-18.
Oberlin's loss dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Firelands, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season.
Oberlin might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Firelands in their previous meeting back in August. Can Oberlin avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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