On Friday, Fairhope faced Athens in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Fairhope Pirates sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over the Athens Golden Eagles. The victory was nothing new for the Pirates as they're now sitting on three straight.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Fairhope got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 23-25, 15-11.
Fairhope found their leader in underclassman Addy Busby, who had 13 digs.
Fairhope is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 34-17 record this season. As for Athens, the defeat snapped their winning streak at eight games and leaves them with a 29-12 record.
Fairhope didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 win against McAdory on the 11th. Athens has also already played their next match, a 2-1 victory against Vestavia Hills on the 11th.
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