Fairmont lost against New Ulm back in September, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Fairmont Cardinals fell just short of the New Ulm Eagles by a score of 3-2. The Cardinals have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Fairmont actually scored more points across those five sets (108-104), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 17-25, 21-25, 25-23, 16-14.
Several Cardinals players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Ava Rodning, who had 21 digs. Alexis Fuller was another key player, getting 17 digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Fairmont was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last eight matchups.
Fairmont's defeat dropped their record down to 4-14-1. As for New Ulm, the victory snapped their losing streak at eight games and leaves them with a 4-14 record.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing St. Peter the next time they take the court. Fairmont will head out to face St. Peter at 7:15 p.m. on Monday, while New Ulm will host them at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
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