Murray County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They fell just short of the North Murray Mountaineers by a score of 2-1. The Indians were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Mountaineers apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played two weeks ago.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Murray County sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 25-10, 16-25, 15-13.
Even though they lost, Murray County was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last ten matchups they've averaged 6.4.
Murray County's loss dropped their record down to 4-17. As for North Murray, the win snapped their losing streak at seven games and leaves them with a 3-13 record.
Murray County didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 defeat vs. Heritage on the 28th. As for North Murray, they will take on Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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