Volleyball Recap: Summit Shasta Falls Short of Fresno Christian in the Playoffs

By Team Reports Nov 14, 2024, 9:31pm

Volleyball Recap: Summit Shasta Black Bears vs. Fresno Christian Eagles

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It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Summit Shasta can now relate to. They fell just short of the Fresno Christian Eagles by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. While the Black Bears didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Eagles 25-21 in the first set.

Summit Shasta took Fresno Christian into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-17, 25-18, 24-26, 15-13.

Summit Shasta's defeat ended an eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 26-6. As for Fresno Christian, the victory (which was their 17th in a row) raised their record to 39-13.

Summit Shasta does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Fresno Christian, they will square off against Hilmar at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hilmar is coming into the game with five straight wins at home, so Fresno Christian will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.

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