On Thursday, Middletown faced Barrington in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Middletown Islanders fell just short of the Barrington Eagles by a score of 3-2. The Islanders' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Middletown wouldn't go down easily and took Barrington into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking six-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 17-25, 22-25, 25-18, 15-9.
Even though they lost, Middletown was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 15 aces in four consecutive matchups.
Morgan Martin had a dynamite game for Barrington, getting 19 digs and six aces. Martin is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served three or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Middletown's loss dropped their record down to 10-5. As for Barrington, the win was the 11th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-2.
Middletown has already played their next contest, a 3-2 victory against Cumberland on the 21st. As for Barrington, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-1 win against St. Mary Academy-Bay View on the 21st.
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