After flying high against Gordo last Tuesday, Winfield came back down to earth. The Winfield Pirates fell just short of the Haleyville Lions by a score of 3-2 on Friday. The Pirates haven't had much luck with the Lions recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Winfield wouldn't go down easily and took Haleyville into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking five-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 21-25, 16-25, 25-18, 15-10.
Winfield's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-8. As for Haleyville, their victory ended a seven-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-12.
Winfield didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Oakman on the 30th. Haleyville has also already played their next matchup, a 2-0 defeat against West Morgan on the 1st.
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