Martinsville has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to square off against the Hutsonville/Palestine Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Wednesday, Martinsville didn't have quite enough to beat Lawrenceville and fell 2-1.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Martinsville sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 26-24, 21-25, 25-21.
Despite the defeat, Martinsville had strong showings from Molly Kannmacher, who had ten digs, and Harper Baird, who had three digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave Baird a new career-high in aces.
Meanwhile, Hutsonville/Palestine came up short against Grayville on Saturday and fell 2-0. The loss continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Bison: they've now lost five in a row.
Hutsonville/Palestine was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 27-25.
Martinsville's defeat was their seventh straight at home, which dropped their record down to 7-20. As for Hutsonville/Palestine, their loss dropped their record down to 10-19.
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