Fair Grove unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Republic Tigers on Saturday. The Eagles were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Tigers apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in August of 2024.
While Fair Grove was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-21.
Republic has started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it.
Fair Grove has already played their next game (against Helias), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Republic, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 1-1 draw against Rolla on the 30th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
