Volleyball Recap: Springfield Tigers vs. Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop Thunderbirds
Springfield was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell just short of the Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop Thunderbirds by a score of 3-2. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Tigers of the 3-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2023.
Springfield took Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking nine-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-23, 25-20, 26-28, 15-6.
Even though they lost, Springfield was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 9.4.
Springfield's record now sits at 2-15-1. As for Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop, the win snapped their losing streak at ten games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 1-9 record.
Springfield will take on Wabasso at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop, they will square off against New Ulm Cathedral at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
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