On Friday, Bismarck faced Fargo Davies in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Bismarck Demons took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Fargo Davies Eagles. The shutout was out of character for the Demons seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in August.
Bismarck was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Fargo Davies work for it, especially in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 28-26, 25-13.
Despite the defeat, Bismarck had strong showings from Madison Foster, who had 20 digs, and Taylor Mayer, who had eight digs and six kills. Mayer has been hot recently, having posted five or more kills the last six times she's played.
With the loss, Bismarck broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 13-7. As for Fargo Davies, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season.
Bismarck has already played their next match, a 2-0 victory against Kindred on the 11th. As for Fargo Davies, they will face off against Valley City at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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