It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Barbers Hill can now relate to. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the A&M Consolidated Tigers on Thursday. The Eagles' defeat signaled the end of their 19-game winning streak.
Barbers Hill 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 25-27, 25-19, 25-18, 25-18.
Kenli Irwin paced Barbers Hill's offense, picking up 18 kills. Irwin were helped by
Julianne Melancon and
Baylee Foster, who contributed 14 assists each. Foster was also solid from the service line: she led the team with four aces.
Among those leading the charge was Zoey Montgomery, who had nine digs and two aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in September.
Barbers Hill's loss ended a 29-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 35-14. As for A&M Consolidated, they are on a roll lately: they've won 18 of their last 19 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 34-10 record this season.
Barbers Hill does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for A&M Consolidated, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Hendrickson at 6:30 p.m. Hendrickson will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something A&M Consolidated surely won't give up without a fight.
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