After a string of eight wins, Grove City Christian's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Fairfield Christian Academy Knights by a score of 3-2. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Knights recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Grove City Christian took Fairfield Christian Academy into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking 12-point loss. After all that action, the final score was 25-23, 25-20, 21-25, 20-25, 15-3.
Grove City Christian's loss came despite strong showings from Axia Yoakum and Tia Baise. Yoakum had 15 digs and four aces, while Baise had 16 digs and 11 assists. Baise is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted ten or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Grove City Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in nine consecutive matches.
Grove City Christian's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-2. As for Fairfield Christian Academy, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 6-4.
Grove City Christian will take on Bishop Rosecrans at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Grove City Christian will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for Fairfield Christian Academy, they will square off against Fisher Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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