After flying high against Porter Ridge last Tuesday, Cuthbertson came back down to earth. The Cuthbertson Cavaliers came up short against the Marvin Ridge Mavericks on Wednesday, falling 3-0. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Cavaliers of the 3-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.
Cuthbertson was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Marvin Ridge work for it, especially in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 29-27, 25-7, 25-18.
Cuthbertson lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Payton Witt, who had 17 digs. Witt is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last seven games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Mia Blewett, who had nine digs.
Isabella Perkins went supernova for Marvin Ridge, getting 18 digs and five aces. The dominant performance gave Perkins a new career-high in aces.
With the defeat, Cuthbertson broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 15-5. As for Marvin Ridge, the victory was the tenth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 22-3.
Cuthbertson has already played their next game, a 3-0 win against Charlotte Catholic on the 3rd. As for Marvin Ridge, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Catawba Ridge on the 3rd.
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