Volleyball Preview: Fairfield Indians vs. Sycamore Aviators
The Fairfield Indians have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Sycamore Aviators at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Last Tuesday, Fairfield got the win against Middletown by a conclusive 3-0.
Fairfield found their leader in underclassman Rose Rodriguez, who had six aces and four digs. The dominant performance gave Rodriguez a new career-high in aces.
Fairfield was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, everything went Sycamore's way against Hamilton on Tuesday as Sycamore made off with a 3-0 win.
One reason for the win was Sycamore's dynamic defense, which allowed fewer and fewer points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-15, 25-13.
Sycamore's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Ari Demaris, who had 13 digs, and Emily Balent, who had six digs and two aces.
Fairfield is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Sycamore, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-4.
Fairfield might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Sycamore in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Will Fairfield have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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