After flying high against Lower Lake last Thursday, Middletown came back down to earth. The Mustangs lost 3-0 to the Fort Bragg Timberwolves on Tuesday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Timberwolves this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-2 back in September.
While Middletown was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Fort Bragg's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-17, 25-21.
Brenna Goodloe paced Middletown's offense, picking up seven kills. Goodloe got some help from Bridget Lisenbee and her eight assists. Harley Holley controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Leading Fort Bragg to victory were Alexia Huerta and Brynn Stornetta. Huerta had 19 digs and two aces, while Stornetta had seven assists and three aces. That's the most aces Stornetta has posted over her last eight contests.
Middletown has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches. That's still a better percentage than their 7-22 record this season. As for Fort Bragg, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 12-8.
Middletown wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 3-1 win against St. Helena on the 16th. As for Fort Bragg, they have also already played their next contest, a 3-1 defeat against Cloverdale on the 16th.
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