Orleans was the 3-0 winner over West Washington when they last played one another back in September of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Bulldogs fell just short of the Senators by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Orleans took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-27, 21-25, 25-22, 15-10.

Meredith Lantis
09/16/25 vs West Washington | 34 |
09/15/25 @ Springs Valley | 6 |
09/13/25 vs Scottsburg | 6 |
09/13/25 @ Salem | 11 |
09/13/25 vs Charlestown | 5 |
+ 13 more games |
When it comes to explaining why Orleans lost, don't look at Meredith Lantis. Despite the final result, she had 34 digs and one assist. With that strong performance, Lantis is now averaging an impressive 10.6 digs per game.
Orleans' loss dropped their record down to 11-7. As for West Washington, their victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 5-5.
Orleans didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 defeat against Crawford County on the 18th. West Washington has also already played their next game (against Perry Central), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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