Volleyball Preview: St. Pauls Bulldogs vs. Fairmont Golden Tornadoes
St. Pauls is 8-2 against Fairmont since August of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The St. Pauls Bulldogs will be playing at home against the Fairmont Golden Tornadoes at 6:00 p.m. Fairmont took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on St. Pauls, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, it was close, but St. Pauls sidestepped Red Springs for a 3-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
In the three sets St. Pauls was on fire: they won each by at least nine points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-13, 25-14, 23-25, 15-6.
St. Pauls can attribute much of their success to Addison Davis, who had ten kills, and Hailey Ray, who had three digs.
St. Pauls was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Fairmont was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 12th straight loss. They lost 3-0 to Midway.
After all that action, the final score was 25-6, 25-7, 25-14.
St. Pauls is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 3-8 record this season. As for Fairmont, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-10.
Everything went St. Pauls' way against Fairmont in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 as St. Pauls made off with a 3-0 victory. Will St. Pauls repeat their success, or does Fairmont have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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