On Wednesday, the Armijo Royals narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Fairfield Falcons 3-2.
Armijo took Fairfield into a fifth set where they got it done with a 11-point win. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-16, 25-10, 24-26, 15-4.
Demaria Harge paced Armijo's offense, picking up 13 kills. Harge got some help from Sir El and his 14 assists. Finally, De'Mauriae Ross kept Armijo's defense grounded, leading the team with 11 blocks.
Armijo's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-3. As for Fairfield, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 0-4.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Armijo will head out to square off against Johnson at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Fairfield, they will face off against Valley at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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