Fairfield waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They came out on top against the Lebanon Warriors by a score of 3-1. For the Indians, this counts as revenge for the 3-0 loss the Warriors walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2019.
Fairfield was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-15, 21-25, 25-19.
Fairfield's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kendall Kupper led the charge by getting 26 digs and two aces. Kupper is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ashlyn Cline, who had ten digs and four aces.
When it comes to explaining why Lebanon lost, don't look at Madison Kyle. Despite the final result, she had 16 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Kyle has posted since back in September. Annie Milton was another key player, getting 15 digs.
Fairfield has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Lebanon, their defeat was their sixth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 5-15.
Fairfield will face off against Lakota West at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Lebanon does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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