Springfield was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell just short of the Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop Thunderbirds by a score of 3-2. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Tigers of the 3-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2023.
Springfield took Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking nine-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-23, 25-20, 26-28, 15-6.
Even though they lost, Springfield was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 9.4.
Springfield's record now sits at 2-15-1. As for Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop, the win snapped their losing streak at ten games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 1-9 record.
Springfield will take on Wabasso at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop, they will square off against New Ulm Cathedral at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
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