After flying high against Richmond Heights on Tuesday, Fairview came back down to earth. The Warriors lost 3-0 to the Independence Blue Devils on Thursday. The Warriors have struggled against the Blue Devils recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Independence scored at least 18 points in every set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-19, 25-18.
Brooklyn Schmidt paced Fairview's offense, picking up nine kills. Schmidt got some help from Chloe King and her 20 assists. Josie Bobko controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Independence to victory, but perhaps none more so than Julia Jurkiewicz, who had five digs and three aces. Jurkiewicz is also crushing it when it comes to assists: she's posted at least 13 every time she's taken the court this season. Madelyn Mudra was another key player, getting 11 digs and three aces.
Fairview's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 5-3. As for Independence, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-1.
Coming up, Fairview will square off against Wellington at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Independence, they will head out on the road to square off against Trinity at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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