Washington Township came into their game on Monday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 3-0 to the Merrillville Pirates. The Senators were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Pirates earlier this season, when they won 2-1.
The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-22, 25-16.
Aubrey Hreha paced Washington Township's offense, picking up six kills. Hreha got some help from Emma Goetschel and her nine assists. Janet Meade and Abby Hart kept things locked in from the service line: the pair finished with two aces apiece.
Washington Township's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Merrillville, their win ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-2.
Looking ahead, Washington Township will be defending their home court for the first time this season when they go up against South Central at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Merrillville, they are headed away from home for the first time to take on Griffith at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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