Fairhope has gone 8-2 against St. Michael Catholic recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Fairhope Pirates will face off against the St. Michael Catholic Cardinals at 9:00 a.m.
Fairhope is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alabama's top teams: Bayside Academy, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Fairhope was ranked 19th). Fairhope lost 3-0 to Bayside Academy on Thursday.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Bayside Academy scored at least 18 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-21, 25-18.
Meanwhile, St. Michael Catholic narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Orange Beach 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cardinals.
St. Michael Catholic was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (116-109), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 29-27, 24-26, 13-25, 18-16.
Fairhope has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 26-13 record this season. As for St. Michael Catholic, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-11.
Fairhope took their win against St. Michael Catholic when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Does Fairhope have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Michael Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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