On Wednesday (August 20), the Fairfield Lady Lions picked up a win in the Southern Hills Athletic Conference by defeating the host Whiteoak Lady Wildcats in three straight sets at WHS.

FHS won 27–25, 25–18 and 25–19.

For the victorious Lady Lions, senior Mackenzie Anderson totaled four kills, 27 assists, three aces, 12 digs and a block. FHS sophomore Alyssa Bales also had an assist, an ace and a team-high 16 digs.

Fairfield senior McKinley Cox totaled five kills, one assist, one ace, four digs and one block. For the Lady Lions, senior Jobey Hattan led the team in scoring with 17 total kills, two assists, two aces and 11 digs.

Also for the Lady Lions, freshman Jorja May had one kill, two aces and five digs. Sophomore Remi Moon collected eight kills, four assists, three aces and 12 digs.

Overall, the Lady Lions finished the game with 60 digs, 35 kills, 35 assists, 12 aces and two blocks.

For Whiteoak, sophomore Kathryn Cox finished the game with three kills, an ace and eight digs. Freshman Oakley Engle had an ace, while her third-year teammate Marley Gobin had a kill and a dig.

Also, WHS senior Kylee Hamm finished her day with six kills, two assists, 15 digs and a block. Whiteoak sophomore Charli Hauke ​​finished with a kill, while senior Elly McMullen finished with an ace and 15 digs.

Whiteoak also had senior Addison Roberts total two kills, eight assists, two aces and seven digs. Sophomore Kylee Ruark finished with one kill, one assist and one dig. For the Lady ‘Cats, senior Madison Schrum also finished with two assists, one ace and 12 digs.

WHS as a team finished with 59 digs, 14 kills, 13 assists, six aces and one block.

Fairfield (2-0, 3-0) will play at home against Highland County counterparts, the McClain Lady Tigers, on Monday, August 26. Junior play begins at 5:30 p.m.

WHS (0-2, 0-4)’s next game is scheduled for Monday, August 26, away at Paint Valley, with JV play kicking off at 5:30 p.m.

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On Tuesday, August 20, the Whiteoak Lady Wildcats lost in three sets to the Fayetteville Lady Rockets at Fayetteville High School.

Whiteoak lost the SHAC game 25-18, 25-21 and 25-22.

WHS finished the game with 21 kills, 21 assists, four aces, 37 digs and three blocks.

The Lady ‘Cats were led by Hamm with 10 kills, while the assists leader was Roberts with 17. Hamm also led WHS with two aces and was the leader in digs with 14. WHS had three players with one block each (Gobin, Roberts, Ruark).

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