On Wednesday, Fairhope faced Bayside Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Fairhope Pirates lost 3-0 to the Bayside Academy Admirals. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Pirates have suffered since October 3rd.
While Fairhope had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 19 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-19, 25-19.
Several Pirates players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Maddie Miller, who had 11 digs. Morgan Benson was another key player, getting seven digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Fairhope was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last 11 contests.
Bayside Academy can attribute much of their success to Mary Katherine Whitehurst, who had 14 digs. Whitehurst is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.
Fairhope's loss dropped their record down to 36-19. As for Bayside Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 31-9 record this season.
Fairhope has already played their next game, a 3-1 win against Robertsdale on the 16th. Bayside Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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