Fayette County had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They came out on top against the Hamilton Aggies by a score of 3-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Tigers also won the last time the pair played last Tuesday.
Fayette County had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-22, 25-14, 25-17.
Fayette County was led to victory by Kinley Owens and Lainey Deavours. Owens had 17 digs, while Deavours had 12 digs, seven aces, and a kill. The dominant performance gave Deavours a new career-high in aces.
Fayette County was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in three consecutive games.
Hamilton's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Rylee Bozeman, who had 17 digs.
Fayette County is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 24-5 record this season. As for Hamilton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 17-10.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Fayette County will take on Winfield at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Hamilton, they will square off against South Lamar at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
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