Fairbury won the last time they faced Fillmore Central, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Fairbury Jeffs came out on top against the Fillmore Central Panthers by a score of 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Jeffs.
Fairbury had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-22, 25-23, 25-14.
Fairbury was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive games.
Hadley Mccoy and Allie Myers certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Mccoy had 11 digs and two aces, while Myers had three aces. Mccoy is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Fairbury has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Fillmore Central, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-13.
Fairbury will face off against Tekamah-Herman at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Fillmore Central, they will welcome Diller-Odell at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Diller-Odell is coming into the matchup with three straight wins on the road, so Fillmore Central will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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