Fairfield typically has all the answers at home, but on Monday Edwards County proved too difficult a challenge. They had just enough and edged out the Mules 2-1. That's the third time they've managed to beat them this season, with their most recent victory being a 2-0 win two weeks ago.
Edwards County had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-20, 27-25.
Jaycee Kolb paced Edwards County's offense, picking up 14 kills. Kolb got some help from Alice Robb and her 28 assists. Grace Bishop and Grace McCarty kept things locked in from the service line: the pair finished with three aces apiece.
Despite the loss, Fairfield still got an impressive performance from Alexa Newman, who had 12 assists and ten digs.
Lions
| 10/13/25 @ Fairfield | 2-1 |
| 10/08/25 @ Eldorado | 2-0 |
| 09/25/25 @ Richland County | 2-0 |
| 09/23/25 @ Flora | 2-0 |
| 09/13/25 @ Heritage | 2-0 |
| + 3 more games |
Edwards County's victory was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 24-2. As for Fairfield, their loss ended a four-match streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-8.
Edwards County wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 2-0 win against Hamilton County on the 16th. As for Fairfield, they have also already played their next contest, a 2-0 victory against Eldorado on the 14th.
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