After a string of six wins, Midlothian Heritage's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They came up short against the Midlothian Panthers, falling 3-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Jaguars in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now lost three in a row.
Midlothian Heritage was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-14, 25-23.
When it comes to explaining why Midlothian Heritage lost, don't look at Maddie Parrish. Despite the final result, she had 13 digs and two aces.
Midlothian's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Liliana Garay, who had six digs and three aces. Garay is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 18 or more in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Sheridan Riles, who had four digs and three aces.
Midlothian Heritage's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 24-20. As for Midlothian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 33-7 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Midlothian Heritage is on the road again on Tuesday to play Kaufman at 6:30 p.m. As for Midlothian, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers challenges Terrell at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Midlothian has 13 straight wins, Terrell has 15 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
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