Wheeling Park was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to the Marietta Tigers. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Patriots of the 2-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2024.
Wheeling Park was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Marietta work for it, especially in the second set. The final score came out to 25-23, 26-24, 25-19.
Grace Tamburin paced Wheeling Park's offense, picking up 11 kills. Tamburin got some help from Gracyn Davis and her 17 assists. Rowan Gillespie controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Marietta was led to victory by Haley Wilkinson and Addie Graham. Wilkinson had 17 digs and two aces, while Graham had 14 assists and five digs. Wilkinson is crushing it when it comes to digs: she's had at least 15 every time she's taken the court this season. Lorelai Geese also deserves some recognition as she had her first block of the season.
Wheeling Park's defeat dropped their record down to 5-13-1. As for Marietta, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-4.
Wheeling Park didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-0 win against Indian Creek on the 6th. As for Marietta, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 3-1 loss against Tri-Valley on the 6th.
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