Volleyball Game Preview: Littlestown Thunderbolts vs. Fairfield Knights

By Team Reports Oct 8, 2024, 5:09am

Volleyball Preview: Littlestown Thunderbolts vs. Fairfield Knights

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Littlestown is 10-0 against Fairfield since September of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Littlestown Thunderbolts will face off against the Fairfield Knights at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

Last Saturday, Littlestown didn't have quite enough to beat Greencastle-Antrim and fell 1-0.

In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Littlestown sadly dropped the once that decided the match. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 30-14.

Meanwhile, Fairfield was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 24th straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 3-0 to Hanover.

While Fairfield was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Hanover's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-14, 25-17.

Littlestown's loss dropped their record down to 9-6. As for Fairfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-11.

Littlestown took their victory against Fairfield when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Littlestown 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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