Volleyball Preview: Fairhope Pirates vs. St. Luke's Episcopal Wildcats
Fairhope has gone 9-1 against St. Luke's Episcopal recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Fairhope Pirates' road trip will continue as they head out to face the St. Luke's Episcopal Wildcats at 5:30 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.
Fairhope is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alabama's top teams: Spanish Fort, who was ranked sixth in their home state at the time (Fairhope was ranked 17th). Fairhope took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Spanish Fort on Saturday.
While Fairhope was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-17.
Meanwhile, St. Luke's Episcopal lost 3-0 to Spanish Fort on Monday. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
St. Luke's Episcopal was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Spanish Fort work for it, especially in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 26-24, 25-15.
Fairhope has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 29-16 record this season. As for St. Luke's Episcopal, they now have a losing record at 17-18.
Fairhope beat St. Luke's Episcopal 2-0 in their previous meeting on Saturday. Will Fairhope repeat their success, or does St. Luke's Episcopal have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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