On Saturday, Fairhope faced Spanish Fort in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Fairhope Pirates fell 2-0 to the Spanish Fort Toros. The Pirates have struggled against the Toros recently, as their game on Saturday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
While Fairhope was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-17.
Fairhope's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Addy Busby, who had seven digs and two aces, and Morgan Benson, who had eight digs. That's the most aces Busby has posted in her last nine contests.
Fairhope's loss dropped their record down to 29-16. As for Spanish Fort, they pushed their record up to 43-7 with the win, which was their 20th straight at home.
Fairhope didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-0 victory against Mary G. Montgomery on the 8th. Spanish Fort has also already played their next game, a 3-0 win against St. Luke's Episcopal on the 7th.
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