After both having extra time off, the Fairlawn Jets and the Lehman Catholic Cavaliers will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Fairlawn lost 3-0 to Jackson Center last Tuesday. The Jets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
While Fairlawn was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Jackson Center's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-14, 25-16.
Fairlawn's defeat came about despite a quality game from Coley Christy, who had 19 digs.
Meanwhile, Lehman Catholic got the win against Northridge on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cavaliers.
Lehman Catholic found their leader in underclassman Lilly Graham, who had six digs and three aces.
Lehman Catholic was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August.
Fairlawn's loss dropped their record down to 8-14. As for Lehman Catholic, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 12-10 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's contest: Fairlawn has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Lehman Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Fairlawn might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Lehman Catholic when the teams last played back in August. Can Fairlawn avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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