Volleyball Recap: Noel Briones Key Part of a Team Effort in Firebirds Win

By Team Reports Oct 12, 2024, 2:51pm

Volleyball Recap: Fairmont Firebirds vs. Miamisburg Vikings

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Fairmont won the last time they faced Miamisburg, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Fairmont Firebirds put the hurt on the Miamisburg Vikings with a sharp 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Firebirds.

While Fairmont won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-12, 25-23.

Fairmont's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Noel Briones led the charge by getting six digs and three aces.

She wasn't the only good server: Fairmont was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 11 consecutive contests.

When it comes to explaining why Miamisburg lost, don't look at Reagan Toole. Despite the final result, she had four digs and three aces. That's the most aces Toole has posted in her last seven matchups.

Fairmont has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-15 record this season. As for Miamisburg, they are on a 12-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-20.

Fairmont will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Springfield at 6:00 p.m. on October 23rd. After both having extra time off, Miamisburg and Stebbins will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 9:25 p.m. on Wednesday.

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