Fairview is 0-10 against Creek Wood since September of 2022 but things could change on Thursday. The Yellowjackets will square off against the Red Hawks at 5:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Fairview proved they can win big on Monday (they won by three) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out Montgomery Central 3-2.
Fairview was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (105-100), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 13-25, 25-16, 28-26, 19-25, 15-13.
Fairview can attribute much of their success to Layla Curtis, who had 17 digs and one assist.
Fairview was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Creek Wood had already won six in a row and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. They blew past the Lions 3-0.
Creek Wood walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the second set). The final score came out to 25-18, 25-7, 25-21.
Fairview's record is now 21-11. As for Creek Wood, their record now sits at 29-9.
Fairview couldn't quite get it done against Creek Wood in their previous matchup on Thursday as they fell 3-1. Can the Yellowjackets avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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