Fairview entered their tilt with Mercer on Thursday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They had just enough and edged the Mercer Mustangs out 3-2.
Fairview took Mercer into a fifth set where they got it done with a nine-point win. The match finished with set scores of 11-25, 25-22, 25-13, 17-25, 15-6.
Fairview's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Brianna Irwin, who had ten digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave Irwin a new career-high in aces.
Fairview was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 25 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 14 consecutive matches.
Fairview pushed their record up to 18-9-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Mercer, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 15-5.
As of now, neither Fairview nor Mercer have any future games scheduled.
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