Volleyball Recap: New London Comes Up Short

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact New London can now relate to. They came up short against the New Bremen Cardinals on Thursday, falling 3-0. The Wildcats' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

New London took the loss but they managed to make steady progress, increasing their score in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-5, 25-6, 25-15.

Pailee Wilson paced New London's offense, picking up four kills. Wilson got some help from Gracie Thomas and her five assists. Wilson was also solid from the service line: she led the team with two aces.

New Bremen got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Allie Bornhorst out in front who had seven aces and six digs. The dominant performance gave Bornhorst a new career-high in aces. Sarah Dwenger was another key player, getting ten digs.

New London's loss dropped their record down to 13-13. As for New Bremen, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-3 record this season.

New London does not have any more games scheduled as of now. New Bremen has already played their next contest, a 3-2 defeat against Tinora on the 2nd.

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