The Fairview Apaches will face off against the Hicksville Aces at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Fairview will be strutting in after a victory while Hicksville will be coming in after a loss.
Last Tuesday, Fairview beat Wayne Trace 3-1.
Fairview had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-12, 25-19, 25-11.
Fairview found their leader in underclassman Liberty Vogelsong, who had 15 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Vogelsong has posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Hicksville lost 3-0 to Edgerton on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Aces in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now lost three in a row.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-15, 25-19.
Hicksville's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Evy McAlexander, who had 13 digs, and Elise Baldwin, who had 13 digs, five kills, and a block. Baldwin is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last 18 games she's played dating back to last season.
Fairview's win was their tenth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-5. As for Hicksville, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-12.
Everything went Fairview's way against Hicksville in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as Fairview made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Fairview have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hicksville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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