Piqua had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Fairborn Skyhawks 3-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Indians also won the last time the pair played back in August.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Piqua who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 18-25, 25-23, 22-25, 15-10.
Audrey Applegate had a dynamite game for Piqua, getting 26 digs and three aces. Applegate is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Piqua was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in six consecutive games.
Piqua's victory bumped their record up to 8-9. As for Fairborn, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last ten matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-10 record this season.
Piqua didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-1 defeat vs. Butler on the 25th. As for Fairborn, they will play host again on Thursday to welcome Sidney, where the match is scheduled at 7:00 p.m.
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