After flying high against Valley View on Tuesday, Edgewood came back down to earth. The Cougars fell 3-1 to the Fairfield Indians on Thursday. The Cougars haven't had much luck with the Indians recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
Edgewood was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Fairfield work for it, especially in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 30-28, 23-25, 25-18, 25-23.
Edgewood's offense was headlined by Railynn Bowman and Kaylee Barker, who picked up 15 kills apiece. They got some help from Ella Crist and her 30 assists. Barker also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with Molly Vogel, racking up three apiece.
Peyton Smith was a one-woman wrecking crew For Fairfield. as she had 20 digs and two aces. The dominant performance also gave Smith a new career-high in assists (nine).
Having lost for the first time this season, Edgewood fell to 3-1. As for Fairfield, they have started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it.
Coming up, Edgewood will challenge Carlisle at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Fairfield, they will take on Lakota West at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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