After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Marion, Fort Wayne Wayne was happy to have turned things around on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Fort Wayne Canterbury Cavaliers by a score of 3-1. That two set margin sets a new team best for the Generals this season.
Fort Wayne Wayne was actually outscored in aggregate across those four sets (90-83), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 8-25, 25-21, 25-21.
Leading Fort Wayne Wayne to victory were Story Gaines and Jasmine Fowlkes. Gaines had six kills, three blocks, and three aces, while Fowlkes had. The dominant performance gave Gaines a new career-high in blocks.
Fort Wayne Wayne was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 8.
The victory snapped Fort Wayne Wayne's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-10 record. As for Fort Wayne Canterbury, they dropped their record down to 2-5 with that loss, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
Fort Wayne Wayne will take on Fort Wayne Bishop Luers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Fort Wayne Canterbury, they will face off against Garrett at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Fort Wayne Canterbury is facing Garrett at the right time seeing as Garrett is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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