After flying high against Cambridge on Monday, Barnesville came back down to earth. The Shamrocks fell 3-1 to the Wheeling Central Catholic Maroon Knights on Tuesday. The Shamrocks were not able to make up for their defeat to the Maroon Knights from their previous meeting back in September of 2024.
Barnesville was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Wheeling Central Catholic work for it, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-8, 23-25, 25-18.
Barnesville's offense was headlined by Alivia Smolira and Avery Bliss, who picked up seven kills apiece. They got some help from Londyn Gibson and her 18 assists. Aiva Leasure controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Barnesville dropped their record down to 1-4 with the loss, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Barnesville wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 3-1 defeat against St. Clairsville on the 28th. As for Wheeling Central Catholic, they have also already played their next game, a 3-0 loss against Martins Ferry on the 27th.
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