A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cardinals challenges the Belle Plaine Tigers at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Fairmont has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with four straight defeats, while Belle Plaine will come in with four straight victories.
Last Tuesday, Fairmont came up short against Tri-City United [Montgomery-Lonsdale/Le Center] and fell 3-1. While the Cardinals didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Titans 25-14 in the first set.
Fairmont started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 14-25, 25-16, 25-18, 25-17.
Fairmont's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Alexis Fuller, who had 19 digs, and Jadyn Montgomery, who had seven kills and two blocks.
Meanwhile, Belle Plaine got the win against Waseca on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Belle Plaine was: they took every set by at least 12 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-5, 25-13, 25-2.
Fairmont's defeat dropped their record down to 4-16-1. As for Belle Plaine, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season.
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