Fairbury has enjoyed a six-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Tekamah-Herman Tigers at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday. Tekamah-Herman took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Fairbury, who comes in off a win.
On Thursday, Fairbury was able to grind out a solid win over Fillmore Central, taking the game 3-1.
Fairbury had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-22, 25-23, 25-14.
Fairbury was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, Tekamah-Herman came up short against Oakland-Craig on Tuesday and fell 2-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Knights: they've now lost seven in a row.
The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-14.
Fairbury is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Tekamah-Herman, their loss dropped their record down to 9-12.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's game: Fairbury has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Tekamah-Herman struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Fairbury beat Tekamah-Herman 2-0 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Does Fairbury have another victory up their sleeve, or will Tekamah-Herman turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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