Fairless hasn't had much luck against Tuslaw recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Fairless Falcons will be staying on the road to face off against the Tuslaw Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Fairless earned a 3-1 win over Manchester.
Fairless was staring down a 1-0 deficit headed into the second set, but they rallied to take the next three for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 25-23, 25-18, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Tuslaw made easy work of Manchester on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Tuslaw was: they took every set by at least eight points. After all that action, the final score was 25-13, 25-13, 25-17.
Fairless has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. As for Tuslaw, the win also got them back to even at 6-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Fairless has serving mastered this season, having averaged 11.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Tuslaw struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Fairless was able to grind out a solid victory over Tuslaw when the teams last played back in August, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fairless since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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