If Minford was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Piketon last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Minford Falcons fell just short of the Fairland Dragons by a score of 3-2 on Monday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Falcons of the 3-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2015.
Minford actually scored more points across those five sets (109-104), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 16-25, 25-21, 28-26, 20-25, 15-12.
When it comes to explaining why Minford lost, don't look at Marissa Justice. Despite the final result, she had seven digs and two aces. That's the most aces Justice has posted since back in September.
Minford moved to 15-9 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak. As for Fairland, the victory was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 19-5.
Minford does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Fairland, they will square off against Wheelersburg at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Wheelersburg is coming into the matchup with ten straight wins on the road, so Fairland will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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