After flying high against Stebbins last Monday, Fairborn came back down to earth. The Fairborn Skyhawks came up short against the Butler Aviators on Thursday, falling 3-0. The loss continues a trend for the Skyhawks in their matchups with the Aviators: they've now lost eight in a row.
Fairborn was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The final score came out to 25-11, 27-25, 25-11.
Butler can attribute much of their success to Laila Neely, who had 15 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabi Holop, who had three digs and two aces.
Fairborn's defeat dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Butler, they pushed their record up to 12-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Fairborn will play host again on Tuesday to welcome Piqua, where the match is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Both are at an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2020, but likely not for long. As for Butler, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Troy at 7:15 p.m.
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