Volleyball Preview: Botkins Trojans vs. Fairlawn Jets
Botkins is 1-9 against Fairlawn since September of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Botkins Trojans will challenge the Fairlawn Jets at 7:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Tuesday.
Last Saturday, Botkins made easy work of Lima Senior and carried off a 3-0 win.
A big factor in the win was Botkins' feisty defense: they held Lima Senior to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-20, 25-19.
Botkins found their leader in underclassman Madison Loy, who had 12 digs and two aces.
Meanwhile, everything went Fairlawn's way against Houston on Thursday as Fairlawn made off with a 3-0 victory.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-15, 25-20.
Botkins' win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 8-8. As for Fairlawn, their victory bumped their record up to 5-11.
Botkins skirted past Fairlawn 3-2 when the teams last played back in August. The rematch might be a little tougher for Botkins since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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