Lakota West is 8-2 against Fairfield since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Lakota West Firebirds will head out on the road to square off against the Fairfield Indians at 3:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lakota West took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Lakota East as Lakota West made off with a 3-0 win.
Brookelyn Humphrey was the offensive standout of the contest as she had 16 digs.
Meanwhile, Fairfield came tearing into Wednesday's game with four straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Warriors by a score of 3-1.
Fairfield was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-15, 21-25, 25-19.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Fairfield to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kendall Kupper, who had 26 digs and two aces. Kupper is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ashlyn Cline, who had ten digs and four aces.
Lakota West now has a winning record of 11-10. As for Fairfield, they pushed their record up to 16-6 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's match: Lakota West has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Fairfield struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Lakota West came up short against Fairfield in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 3-1. Can Lakota West avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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