It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Santa Fe can now relate to. They lost 3-0 to the La Cueva Bears on Thursday. The Demons haven't had much luck with the Bears recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
While Santa Fe was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into La Cueva's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-16, 26-24.
Aleena Hubbard paced Santa Fe's offense, picking up ten kills. Hubbard got some help from
Nicole Sallee and her 12 assists. Hubbard was also solid from the service line: she led the team with three aces.
La Cueva's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Embrey Eisele, who had 11 digs. Chloe Chafins was another key player, getting nine digs.
Santa Fe's defeat dropped their record down to 19-6. As for La Cueva, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-3 record this season.
Santa Fe has already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Roswell on the 15th. As for La Cueva, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 3-1 win against Cleveland on the 15th.
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