It was a good run, but West Branch unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 3-1 to the Marlington Dukes. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Warriors of the 3-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in August.
West Branch took a 1-0 lead headed into the second set, but sadly they lost the next two. After all that action, the final score was 28-30, 25-16, 25-23, 25-22.
Even though they lost, West Branch was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. This was only their first loss (out of four games) when they serve more than ten aces.
Jacsyn Hilliard had an outrageously good game for Marlington as she had 22 digs and two aces. Hilliard is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 14 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Claire Battershell, who had nine digs.
West Branch's defeat ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 11-4. As for Marlington, their win was their 16th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. West Branch will play host again on Thursday to welcome Alliance, where is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. West Branch is facing Alliance at the right time seeing as Alliance is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for Marlington, they will welcome Minerva at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
