Holmes County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell just short of the Walton Braves by a score of 3-2. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Blue Devils of the 3-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in August.
Holmes County took Walton into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. After all that action, the final score was 24-26, 25-13, 22-25, 25-20, 15-12.
Even though they lost, Holmes County was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 12.4.
Holmes County's loss dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Walton, the victory snapped their losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 2-7 record.
Holmes County will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Altha at 6:00 p.m. Holmes County is facing Altha at the right time seeing as Altha is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for Walton, they will host Freeport at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Freeport is coming into the matchup with four straight wins on the road, so Walton will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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