Faulkton and Aberdeen Christian met for a duel on Thursday where Faulkton came out on top. The Faulkton Trojans narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Aberdeen Christian Knights 3-2. The Trojans have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Knights, too.
Faulkton was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 20-25, 21-25, 25-20, 15-7.
Anna Aesoph went supernova for Faulkton, getting 22 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Aesoph has posted in her last seven matches.
Faulkton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive games.
Faulkton's victory bumped their record up to 8-10. As for Aberdeen Christian, the loss snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 13-8 record.
Faulkton will square off against Ipswich at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Ipswich is coming into the matchup with six straight wins at home, so Faulkton will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Aberdeen Christian, they will take on Northwestern Area at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Northwestern Area will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Aberdeen Christian surely won't give up without a fight.
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