After flying high against Lordstown on Monday, Mathews came back down to earth. The Mustangs fell just short of the Maplewood Rockets by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Mustangs in their meetings with the Rockets: they've now lost three in a row.
Mathews took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-21, 23-25, 25-22, 15-12.
HUNTER RAMSEY paced Mathews' offense, picking up 11 kills. RAMSEY got some help from KAT ROWAN and her 21 assists. Finally, RILEE PADDOCK kept Mathews' defense grounded, leading the team with five blocks.
Mathews' loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Maplewood, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Mathews is set to face off against their familiar foe Badger at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Maplewood will challenge rival Grand Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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