East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Rock Port Blue Jays. This was payback for East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax], who suffered a 3-2 loss the last time these two teams met.
East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 21-25, 21-25, 25-13, 25-13, 15-5.
East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] can attribute much of their success to Grace Oswald, who had 12 digs and four aces. Oswald is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served three or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in four consecutive matchups.
East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] pushed their record up to 14-7-4 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Rock Port, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-13-2.
East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] will stay at home for another game and welcome Maysville at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Rock Port does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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