Volleyball Recap: Darlington Redbirds vs. Fennimore Golden Eagles
Darlington won the last time they faced Fennimore, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Darlington Redbirds had just enough and edged the Fennimore Golden Eagles out 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Redbirds.
Darlington was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (105-104), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 22-25, 25-20, 26-24, 15-11.
Leading Darlington to victory were Jaycie Schwartz and Maddie Gratz. Schwartz had nine digs, while Gratz had 13 kills, nine digs, and a block. The dominant performance gave Gratz a new career-high in aces.
Darlington was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive matches.
The victory got Darlington back to even at 8-8. As for Fennimore, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-8.
Darlington will take on Highland at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday. Highland will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Darlington surely won't give up without a fight. As for Fennimore, they will square off against Blair-Taylor at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday. Blair-Taylor is coming into the contest with three straight losses on the road, meaning Fennimore will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory.
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