Superior was the 3-2 winner over Fairbury when they last played one another back in September, but their luck changed this time around. The Superior Wildcats fell just short of the Fairbury Jeffs by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. While the Wildcats didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Jeffs 25-22 in the first set.
Superior took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-17, 21-25, 25-22, 16-14.
Even though they lost, Superior was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. This was only their first loss (out of five games) when they serve at least ten aces.
Superior's defeat dropped their record down to 21-6. As for Fairbury, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-9 record this season.
Superior wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 3-1 loss against Milford on the 17th. Fairbury has also already played their next match, a 3-0 defeat against Thayer Central on the 17th.
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