Volleyball Preview: Fairless Falcons vs. Orrville Red Riders
On Thursday Fairless will have to hit the road after four straight games at home. They will venture away from home to challenge the Orrville Red Riders at 6:30 p.m. Orrville took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Fairless, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, Fairless made easy work of Manchester and carried off a 3-0 win.
Fairless never let Manchester on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-7, 25-12.
Fairless' success was spearheaded by the efforts of Lilly Samaco, who had ten digs, and Cheyenne Kegley, who hit 60% for 13 killssix aces and four digs. Kegley has been hot recently, having posted five or more kills the last 11 times she's played.
Fairless was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 40 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Orrville's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They came up short against Triway, falling 3-0. The Red Riders haven't had much luck with the Titans recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
The final score came out to 25-11, 25-18, 25-16.
Maddie Warner-Orr put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had 16 digs.
Fairless' victory was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-3. As for Orrville, their loss dropped their record down to 7-14.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Fairless has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 11.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Orrville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Fairless' way against Orrville when the teams last played back in September, as Fairless made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fairless 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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