The Goshen Eagles won their first two games of the night 25-17 and 25-23, but dropped the final three 11-25, 17-25, 5-15 to Ariton on Tuesday.

“They looked great the first two matches,” said Eagles head coach Amy Warrick. “They came out with a lot of energy and jumped on them and dominated. Ariton is a really good team. They adjusted some things in their offense and started tipping. We didn’t adjust. We can be one the best teams you have seen, and we can be the worst team you have seen.”

Selena Ellis finished the match with two aces, seven points scored, 23 assists and one dig. Kelsey Gibson had one ace, five points scored, 12 kills, three blocks and four digs. Kate Warrick completed the match with two aces, eight points scored, 19 assists and 10 digs, while Jada Hall had five points, 12 kills, three solo blocks and six digs. Lydia Harrison had two points scored, nine kills and one solo block. Hannah Calhoun had 12 points scored, four kills and 24 digs, while JaMecia Berry had two kills and three blocks.

“I hope they learn to fight,” Warrick said. “I hope they learn that they can’t quit on something. This is the type of competition that we are going to see, and that we are going to have to learn how to beat if we want to go any further.”

The junior varsity eagles improved to 9-1 on the season after they defeated the Purple Cats in three sets 10-25, 25-12, 15-13.

“They came out and looked awful the first game,” Warrick said. “They couldn’t’ t adjust, but they got themselves together and adjusted. I was really proud of how they fought and gathered together.”

Briona Burden finished with four aces, 10 points scored, 14 assists and one kill, while Molly Wares had one ace three points scored, five kills and three digs. Brooke Bennett had two aces, two points scored, 2 kills and four digs.

The junior high eagles fell to 4-3 on the year after losing in straight sets 18-25, 20-25.

Junior varsity Eagles will play in a tournament on Saturday, while the junior high and varsity Eagles 12-12 will resume play next Thursday against Elba.