Volleyball Preview: Mexia Black Cats vs. Fairfield Eagles
Mexia has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Fairfield Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Mexia didn't have quite enough to beat Westwood and fell 3-2.
Mexia took Westwood into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking five-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 15-25, 25-18, 12-25, 25-11, 15-10.
Meanwhile, Fairfield had already won six in a row and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Bison with a sharp 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Fairfield was: they took every set by at least 14 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-11, 25-10.
Mexia dropped their record down to 2-15 with the loss, which was their third straight at home. As for Fairfield, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a massive bump to their 20-11 record this season.
Mexia suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Fairfield when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Mexia avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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