If Wheeling Park was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Cameron on Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Patriots came up short against the Buckeye Trail Warriors on Thursday, falling 3-0.
While Wheeling Park was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-23, 25-18.
Grace Tamburin paced Wheeling Park's offense, picking up seven kills. Tamburin got some help from Olivia Hengler and her eight assists. Andrea Lowe controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Buckeye Trail can attribute much of their success to Kayla Hinkle, who had eight digs and two assists. That's the most assists Hinkle has posted over her last nine matches.
Wheeling Park has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost seven of their last nine games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-9-1 record this season. As for Buckeye Trail, their win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-3.
Coming up, Wheeling Park will host University at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Buckeye Trail, they have already played their next contest, a 3-2 loss against Union Local on the 20th.
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