West Memphis was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 20th straight loss dating back to last season. They came up short against the Marion Patriots, falling 3-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Patriots this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 back in September.
While West Memphis was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Marion's winning margin in every set. The final score came out to 25-6, 25-10, 25-17.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Marion to victory, but perhaps none more so than ABBIGALE SIMMONS, who had five digs and three aces. ALLI SHARP also deserves some recognition as she served her first ace of the season.
West Memphis' defeat dropped their record down to 0-13. As for Marion, they pushed their record up to 22-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. West Memphis will take on rival Greene County Tech at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Marion is set to square off against their familiar foe Mountain Home at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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