East Fairmont was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They fell 3-1 to the Fairmont Senior Polar Bears. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Polar Bears this season, with their most recent loss being a 2-1 defeat back in September.
East Fairmont started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-20, 25-20, 25-20.
Annie Musgrove paced East Fairmont's offense, picking up 11 kills. Musgrove got some help from Brooke Donlin and her ten assists. Musgrove was also solid from the service line: she led the team with nine aces.
Fairmont Senior was led to victory by Alexis Buffey and Madilynn Kyle. Buffey had 13 digs, while Kyle hit 65.8% for 27 kills and 15 digs and one assist. Those 13 digs gave Buffey a new career-high.
East Fairmont's loss dropped their record down to 2-40. As for Fairmont Senior, with the win, they broke their nine-match losing streak and moved their record to 8-23.
East Fairmont does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Fairmont Senior, they will venture away from home to face off against Grafton at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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