After flying high against Foley on Thursday, Fairhope came back down to earth. The Pirates fell 3-1 to the Bayside Academy Admirals on Thursday. The Pirates were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Admirals earlier this season, when they won 3-1.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Bayside Academy scored at least 19 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-19, 25-19, 22-25, 25-20.
Kenly Nelson paced Fairhope's offense, picking up 17 kills. Nelson got some help from Libby Rogers and her 29 assists.
Bayside Academy was led to victory by Mary Katherine Whitehurst and Julia Savage. Whitehurst had 22 digs and three aces, while Savage had four aces and one assist. That's the most aces Whitehurst has posted over her last ten contests.
Fairhope's defeat ended a seven-match streak of wins at home and dropped them to 23-20. As for Bayside Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 30-16 record this season.
As of now, neither Fairhope nor Bayside Academy have any future games scheduled.
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