Georgetown was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to the Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Blue Jays.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Georgetown scored at least 17 points in every set. The final set scores came out to 25-21, 25-17, 25-17.
Kathryn Cox produced another solid effort, getting 21 digs, six kills, and five aces for Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington. The team also got some help from Hailey Gatliff, who had 16 assists, nine digs, and two aces.
Georgetown has now lost 11 of their last 12 games on the road. That's part of the reason why they have a 1-13 record this season. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 4-0 Fayetteville-Perry (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 74.5% over those games). As for Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington, they pushed their record up to 8-10 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington has already played their next match, a 3-0 defeat against Portsmouth West on the 12th.
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