The Huntington Huntsmen will head out on the road to square off against the Fairfield Lions at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Huntington is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
Huntington is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Adena just ended the team's nine-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 3-2. While the Huntsmen didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Warriors 25-21 in the first period.
Huntington took Adena into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-21, 25-20, 21-25, 16-14.
Meanwhile, Fairfield made easy work of Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 win.
Fairfield found their leader in underclassman Alyssa Bales, who had 17 digs and three aces.
Huntington's loss ended a 14-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 16-2. As for Fairfield, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
Huntington took their victory against Fairfield in their previous meeting back in August of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Huntington since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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