After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Springfield Catholic, Fatima was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged the Boonville Pirates out 3-2. The Comets have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Pirates, too.
Fatima was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 29-27, 23-25, 25-18, 16-14.
Fatima kept the net locked down and finished the game with 12 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least five blocks in four consecutive matches.
Addison Johnson and Lauren Venable certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Johnson had 30 digs and a kill, while Venable had 15 kills and seven digs. Johnson is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Fatima is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-10-3 record this season. As for Boonville, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-9.
Fatima will face off against Jefferson City at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Boonville, they will venture away from home to face off against Mexico at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
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