It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Middletown can now relate to. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Barrington Eagles on Sunday. The Islanders haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
While Middletown ultimately came up short, they really made Barrington work, particularly in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 20-25, 25-15, 25-22.
Even though they lost, Middletown was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 19 consecutive matches.
Morgan Martin had an outrageously good game for Barrington as she had 23 digs and two aces. Martin is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last eight games she's played.
Middletown's loss dropped their record down to 13-7. As for Barrington, the win was the 16th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-2.
As of now, neither Middletown nor Barrington have any future games scheduled.
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