Washington lost against Martinsburg back in September, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Washington Patriots fell just short of the Martinsburg Bulldogs by a score of 3-2. The Patriots have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as their game on Tuesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Washington actually scored more points across those five sets (105-100), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 12-25, 25-23, 23-25, 25-20, 15-12.
Martinsburg found their leader in underclassman Abby Ruppenthal, who had seven digs and six aces. Those six aces set a new season-high mark for Ruppenthal.
Washington's defeat dropped their record down to 3-20-3. As for Martinsburg, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-11-2.
Washington will face off against Spring Mills at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Martinsburg, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 3-2 loss against Saint James on the 16th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
