There's no place like home for East Clinton, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Wednesday. They came out on top against the Fairfield Lions by a score of 3-1 on Monday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Astros also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2018.
Taylor Barton went supernova for East Clinton, getting 15 digs and five aces. The dominant performance gave Barton a new career-high in aces.
East Clinton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in nine consecutive contests.
Despite the defeat, Fairfield saw an underclassman step up: Alyssa Bales had six digs and five aces.
East Clinton pushed their record up to 10-3 with that victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Fairfield, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-3.
East Clinton will face off against Georgetown at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. East Clinton is facing Georgetown at the right time seeing as Georgetown is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Fairfield, they will venture away from home to square off against Clermont Northeastern at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Fairfield will also cruise into their next match with the timing on their side: Clermont Northeastern will have lost six straight heading into Wednesday's game.
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