Fairfield waltzed into their match on Monday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Williamsburg Wildcats. That's more bragging rights for the Lions, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Fairfield was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 23-25, 24-26, 25-16, 15-6.
Fairfield found their leader in underclassman Alyssa Bales, who had 23 digs and two aces. With that strong performance, Bales is now averaging an impressive 10.7 digs per game.
Fairfield was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in six consecutive matchups.
Despite the loss, Williamsburg saw an underclassman step up: Taylor Battista had 13 digs.
Fairfield's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 11-4. As for Williamsburg, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-6.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Fairfield will challenge Minford at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Williamsburg, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats faces off against Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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