Darlington won the last time they faced Fennimore, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Darlington Redbirds had just enough and edged the Fennimore Golden Eagles out 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Redbirds.
Darlington was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (105-104), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 22-25, 25-20, 26-24, 15-11.
Leading Darlington to victory were Jaycie Schwartz and Maddie Gratz. Schwartz had nine digs, while Gratz had 13 kills, nine digs, and a block. The dominant performance gave Gratz a new career-high in aces.
Darlington 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 matches.
The victory got Darlington back to even at 8-8. As for Fennimore, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-8.
Darlington will take on Highland at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday. Highland will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Darlington surely won't give up without a fight. As for Fennimore, they will square off against Blair-Taylor at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday. Blair-Taylor is coming into the contest with three straight losses on the road, meaning Fennimore will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory.
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