Northmont won the last time they faced Fairmont, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Northmont Thunderbolts won by a set and slipped past the Fairmont Firebirds 3-2.
Northmont took Fairmont into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. After all that action, the final score was 20-25, 25-13, 25-27, 26-24, 20-18.
Northmont can attribute much of their success to Madison Wadle, who had 15 digs. Wadle is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had five or more in the last 13 games she's played dating back to last season.
Northmont was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since two weeks ago.
Northmont is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Fairmont, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-8.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Northmont is on the road again on Thursday to play Miamisburg at 7:00 p.m. As for Fairmont, they will head out to challenge Springfield at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Fairmont is facing Springfield at the right time seeing as Springfield is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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