On Monday, Sutherland faced Fairport in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Sutherland Knights fell just short of the Fairport Red Raiders by a score of 3-2. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Knights of the 3-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2023.
Sutherland was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Fairport work for it, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 28-26, 19-25, 25-17, 17-25, 15-9.
Despite the loss, Sutherland still got an impressive performance from Jamie Kotalik, who had 12 digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Sutherland was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fairport only served eight.
Mimi Bones was the offensive standout of the match as she had eight digs and three aces. That's the most aces she has posted in her last 11 contests.
Sutherland's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-4-1. As for Fairport, the victory was the 14th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 21-2.
Sutherland wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against Honeoye Falls-Lima on the 8th. Fairport has also already played their next game, a 3-1 victory against Victor on the 9th.
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