Musselman faced Hedgesville in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Applemen fell 3-1 to the Eagles. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Eagles this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 back in September.
Musselman started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-20, 25-10, 25-16.
Hedgesville's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Adyson Seymour, who had 11 assists and ten digs. Those ten digs gave Seymour a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Lauren Barnhart, who had three digs and two aces.
Musselman has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 21-14 record this season. As for Hedgesville, their victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 37-3-3.
Coming up, after both having extra time off, Musselman and University will shake off the rust and duke it out at 6:00 p.m. on the 30th. Hedgesville does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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