Fort White lost against Newberry back in October of 2018, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Fort White Indians fell 3-1 to the Newberry Panthers. The defeat continues a trend for the Indians in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now lost eight in a row.
Fort White started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 27-25, 25-17, 25-19.
Despite the loss, Fort White saw an underclassman step up: Macie Maclaren had nine digs and ten assists.
Fort White's defeat dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Newberry, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-10.
Fort White will square off against Union County at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Union County is coming into the contest with three straight losses on the road, meaning Fort White will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win. As for Newberry, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against Cedar Key on the 12th.
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