Fairfield proved they can win big last Thursday (they won by three) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They won by a set and slipped past the Paint Valley Bearcats 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Lions have posted since August 19th.
Fairfield had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 15-25, 21-25, 25-21, 25-19, 25-8.
Alyssa Bales
| 10/14/25 vs Paint Valley | 16 |
| 10/09/25 vs Peebles | 10 |
| 10/07/25 @ Fayetteville-Perry | 21 |
| 10/06/25 vs Hillsboro | 11 |
| 10/02/25 @ Manchester | 11 |
| + 4 more games |
Leading Fairfield to victory were Ally Maynard and Alyssa Bales. Maynard had 15 digs and two aces, while Bales had 16 digs and three aces. Bales is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in each of the last nine games she's played.
They weren't the only good servers: Fairfield was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces every time they've taken the court this season.
Fairfield's record is now 16-7. As for Paint Valley, their loss was their 11th straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-20.
Looking ahead, after both having extra time off, Fairfield and Lynchburg-Clay will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court against one another at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday. The Mustangs will roll in looking for their tenth straight victory, something the Lions surely won't give up without a fight. Paint Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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