Volleyball Recap: Berkeley Springs Falls Despite Big Games from Abigail Close and Alyssa Patton

After flying high against Mountain View Christian Academy last Thursday, Berkeley Springs came back down to earth. The Indians took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Keyser Golden Tornado on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Indians in their meetings with the Golden Tornado: they've now lost eight in a row.

Berkeley Springs came incredibly close to winning: the sets they lost were decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 18-25, 25-22, 25-22.

Abigail Close

Attacks Kills

10/21/25 @ Keyser	8
10/16/25 vs Mountain View Christian Academy	5
10/14/25 @ Petersburg	6
10/13/25 vs Moorefield	8
10/07/25 @ Frankfort	10
+ 9 more games

Alyssa Patton and Abigail Close certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Patton had nine digs, while Close had 29 digs, eight kills, and four aces. Close is crushing it when it comes to kills: she's had at least five every time she's taken the court this season. Isabelle Bingaman also deserves some recognition as she served her first aces of the season.

Berkeley Springs' loss dropped their record down to 10-8. As for Keyser, the win snapped their losing streak at five matches and leaves them with a 15-13-2 record.

Berkeley Springs wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 3-1 victory against Paw Paw on the 23rd. As for Keyser, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 defeat against East Hardy on the 23rd.