After flying high against Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington last Thursday, Fairfield came back down to earth. The Fairfield Lions came up short against the Huntington Huntsmen on Monday, falling 3-0. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Lions of the 3-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in August of 2023.
Despite the loss, Fairfield saw an underclassman step up: Alyssa Bales had 16 digs.
Even though they lost, Fairfield was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Huntington only served five.
Isabella Steele had an outrageously good game for Huntington as she had 22 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Steele has posted since back in August.
Fairfield's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-6. As for Huntington, they pushed their record up to 17-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Fairfield will take on Hillsboro at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Huntington, they will challenge Piketon at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Huntington is facing Piketon at the right time seeing as Piketon is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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