Fairland and Wheelersburg squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Fairland had to settle for second. They lost 3-0 to the Wheelersburg Pirates. The Dragons haven't had much luck with the Pirates recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
While Fairland was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Wheelersburg's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-10, 28-26.
Wheelersburg can attribute much of their success to Mylee Gleim, who had 18 digs.
The loss snapped Fairland's winning streak at eight games and leaves them with a 19-6 record. As for Wheelersburg, they are on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 18 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-2 record this season.
Fairland does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Wheelersburg, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Union Local at 8:00 p.m. Union Local will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Wheelersburg surely won't give up without a fight.
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