After flying high against Searcy last Thursday, Nettleton came back down to earth. The Raiders came up short against the Marion Patriots on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The loss put an end to the Raiders' undefeated start to the season.
The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-14, 25-12.
Nettleton lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Kennedy Massey, who had nine assists and seven digs.
Marion was led to victory by ABBIGALE SIMMONS and TAYLOR CHAMNESS. SIMMONS had four digs and two aces, while CHAMNESS had 16 assists. CHAMNESS is crushing it when it comes to assists: she's posted at least 13 every time she's taken the court this season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Nettleton fell to 2-1. As for Marion, their win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Nettleton will challenge rival Greene County Tech at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Marion is set to face off against their familiar foe Batesville at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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