Ava's game  last Thursday was a  loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them  on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Mansfield Lions with a sharp  3-0 win. The Bears haven't had any issues with the Lions recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive  victory against them.
 The  3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Ava was: they took every set by at least ten points. The final score came out to 25-7, 25-14,  25-15.

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Ava found their leader in freshman  Kendall Fortner, who  had seven  digs and six  aces. Those six  aces set a new season-high mark for  Fortner.  Jane Hamby also deserves some recognition as  she  had her first  block of the season.
 Ava  was lethal from the service line and  finished the match with 14  aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mansfield only  served five.
Ava's win bumped their record up to 8-12-2. As for Mansfield, they have  traveled a rocky road recently, having  lost nine of their last ten matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-17 record  this season.
 Ava has already played their next match,  a  3-0  victory against Conway on the 13th. As for Mansfield, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next  contest,  a  3-1  loss against Bakersfield on the 9th.
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