Fairlawn entered their tilt with Botkins on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Botkins Trojans with a sharp 3-0 win. This was payback for the Jets, who suffered a 3-2 loss the last time these two teams met.
Fairlawn never let Botkins on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-19, 25-23.
Fairlawn found their leader in underclassman Coley Christy, who had 19 digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave Christy a new career-high in aces.
Fairlawn was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive games.
Despite the defeat, Botkins saw an underclassman step up: Madison Loy had 15 digs.
Fairlawn is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 7-11 record this season. As for Botkins, they now have a losing record at 8-9.
Fairlawn will take on Fort Loramie at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Fort Loramie will roll in looking for their 14th straight victory, something Fairlawn surely won't give up without a fight. As for Botkins, they will host Anna at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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