After flying high against Tell City last Saturday, Washington came back down to earth. The Washington Hatchets fell 3-1 to the Sullivan Golden Arrows on Monday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Hatchets of the 2-1 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in August.
The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 18-25, 25-19, 25-11.
Washington lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Kenna Garland, who had 14 kills and ten digs. Garland is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had six or more in the last 11 games she's played dating back to last season. Shay Hawk was another key player, getting 19 digs and two kills.
Even though they lost, Washington was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last 12 contests.
Sullivan was led to victory by Kensley Wiltermood and Jaylen Mccammon. Wiltermood had 17 digs, while Mccammon had six digs and six aces. That's the most aces Mccammon has posted since back in August.
Washington dropped their record down to 17-12 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Sullivan, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season.
Washington has already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Boonville on the 10th. As for Sullivan, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory against North Knox on the 8th.
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