On Monday, Fairhope faced Mobile Christian in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Fairhope Pirates fell just short of the Mobile Christian Leopards by a score of 3-2. The Pirates just can't catch a break and have now endured four defeats in a row.
Fairhope took Mobile Christian into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-12, 25-13, 18-25, 15-12.
Fairhope's loss dropped their record down to 25-12. As for Mobile Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 17 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season.
Fairhope will face off against Bayside Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Mobile Christian, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 defeat vs. Spanish Fort on the 1st.
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