Red Springs hasn't had much luck against Fairmont recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Red Devils will challenge the Golden Tornadoes at 6:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
On Monday, Red Springs didn't have quite enough to beat Whiteville and fell 3-2.
Meanwhile, Fairmont lost 3-0 to South Brunswick on Tuesday. The Golden Tornadoes haven't had much luck with the Cougars recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Fairmont was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-20, 25-16.
Despite the loss, Fairmont saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Jerrian Taylor had 12 digs. Taylor has been hot for a while, having posted ten or more digs the last 14 times she's played.
Fairmont's defeat dropped their record down to 5-15. As for Red Springs, their loss dropped their record down to 3-15.
Red Springs couldn't quite get it done against Fairmont when the teams last played two weeks ago as they fell 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Taylor, who had 30 digs and one assist. Now that the Red Devils know the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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