The Martin County Gators are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Perquimans Pirates at 6:00 p.m.
Martin County is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Washington just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Pam Pack by a score of 3-2.
Martin County started the match hot and won the firsttwo sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. After all that action, the final score was 20-25, 15-25, 25-19, 25-21, 15-9.
Meanwhile, Perquimans waltzed into their match on Thursday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They blew past the Red Barons 3-0.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Perquimans was: they took every set by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-12, 25-15.
Perquimans was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in 12 consecutive games.
Martin County's defeat dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Perquimans, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-1.
Martin County suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Perquimans in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Martin County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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