South Point hasn't had much luck against Fairland recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The South Point Pointers will face off against the Fairland Dragons at 6:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Tuesday, South Point made easy work of Ironton and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Meanwhile, Fairland waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Fighting Tigers with a sharp 3-0 win.
Fairland was especially dominant in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-19, 25-11.
Fairland relied on the efforts of Emily Bowen, who had five digs and three aces, and Emmerson Brown, who had five digs. That's the most aces Bowen has posted since back in September of 2023.
The victory got South Point back to even at 9-9. As for Fairland, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
South Point came up short against Fairland in their previous matchup back in September, falling 3-1. Can South Point avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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