With a playoff game on the line, Hedgesville rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They came out on top against the George Washington Patriots by a score of 3-1. The victory was familiar territory for the Eagles who have now won four contests in a row.
Hedgesville was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-7, 25-16, 21-25, 25-21.
Hedgesville was led to victory by Alexa Smith and Kylee Anne East. Smith had 21 digs and four aces, while East had 13 digs and 23 assists. Smith is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last four games she's played.
Hedgesville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 12 consecutive matches.
George Washington's loss came despite strong showings from Natali Tomblin and Ali Arbogast. Tomblin had nine digs and three aces, while Arbogast had four digs and 15 assists.
Hedgesville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 22 of their last 24 games, which provided a nice bump to their 41-5-1 record this season. As for George Washington, they moved to 19-23-5 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Hedgesville has already played their next matchup, a 3-1 win against Spring Valley on the 13th. George Washington does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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