The Wheeling Central Catholic Maroon Knights will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Martins Ferry Purple Riders at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
On Monday, Wheeling Central Catholic didn't have quite enough to beat Linsly and fell 2-1. The Maroon Knights have struggled against the Cadets recently, as their game on Monday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Wheeling Central Catholic started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-27, 25-18, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Martins Ferry didn't have quite enough to beat Harrison Central on Saturday and fell 3-2.
Martins Ferry took Harrison Central into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-20, 25-19, 24-26, 15-12.
Even though they lost, Martins Ferry was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in nine consecutive contests.
Wheeling Central Catholic's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-7. As for Martins Ferry, their loss dropped their record down to 8-4.
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