On Thursday, Barrington faced Middletown in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Barrington Eagles narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Middletown Islanders 3-2. Winning may never get old, but the Eagles sure are getting used to it with their 11th in a row.
Barrington was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 17-25, 22-25, 25-18, 15-9.
Morgan Martin had a dynamite game for Barrington, getting 19 digs and six aces. Martin is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served three or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Barrington was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 25 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 16 aces in 17 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Barrington pushed their record up to 13-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Middletown, they moved to 10-5 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
Barrington has already played their next matchup, a 3-1 win against St. Mary Academy-Bay View on the 21st. As for Middletown, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-2 victory against Cumberland on the 21st.
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