The Fairbury Jeffs have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Fillmore Central Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Fillmore Central took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Fairbury, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, everything went Fairbury's way against Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer as Fairbury made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Fairbury was: they took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-15, 25-7.
Fairbury couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 42.4% of their attack attempts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer only posted a hitting percentage of -11.8%.
Meanwhile, Fillmore Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Sutton.
Fillmore Central came incredibly close to winning: the sets they lost were decided by three points or less. The final score came out to 25-23, 21-25, 25-23, 25-22.
Fillmore Central's defeat came about despite a quality game from Hadley Mccoy, who had 17 digs. Mccoy is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Fairbury is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Fillmore Central, their loss dropped their record down to 4-12.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Fairbury has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Fillmore Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Fairbury's way against Fillmore Central when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as Fairbury made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Fairbury repeat their success, or does Fillmore Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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