The Fairfield Eagles will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Shelby Coyotes. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Fairfield is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Montana's top teams: Broadwater, who was ranked 17th in their home state at the time (Fairfield was ranked first). Fairfield fell just short of Broadwater by a score of 1-0 on Saturday. The Eagles' defeat signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Fairfield sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23.
Meanwhile, in Saturday's Canine Competition, Shelby had to take the L. They fell just short of Broadwater by a score of 1-0 on Saturday. Considering the last time the Coyotes couldn't score was back in August, the team can't take the result too hard.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Shelby sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 25-18.
Having lost for the first time this season, Fairfield fell to 8-1. As for Shelby, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Fairfield beat Shelby 3-1 in their previous matchup back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fairfield since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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