The Fairfield Lady Eagles defeated the Franklin Lady Lions and the Mexia Lady Blackcats to move to 25-11 overall and 9-0 in district play.
“I am so proud of our continued success in the district, but the highlight of our week was definitely the matchup with Franklin on Tuesday night,” Coach Kelly Ridge said. “We needed to be pushed, to see what we’re made of, to truly work on gametime adjustments, and in the end, that victory helped prepare us for playoffs. Our weaknesses were exposed, so now we know what needs to happen to make it deep in the playoffs.”
On Tuesday, Oct. 15, the Lady Eagles held Parent Night before the game. Fairfield and Franklin battled it out as the Lady Eagles came out on top in five sets. The Lady Lions won the first set 25-22. Fairfield came back with a big 25-12 victory in the second set, before Franklin took the third set 25-12. The Lady Eagles won the fourth set 25-20 to force a fifth set. Fairfield came out on top with the home win with a 15-9 victory.
