It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact New Smyrna Beach can now relate to. They lost 3-0 to the Innovation Bulls on Wednesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Barracudas have suffered since October 1st.
While New Smyrna Beach was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Innovation's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-19, 25-21.
Despite the defeat, New Smyrna Beach saw an underclassman step up: freshman Sofia Mackin had 19 digs. Mackin has been hot , having posted 12 or more digs the last five times she's played.
Innovation was led to victory by Aylani Correa and Emma Rivera. Correa had 12 digs and two aces, while Rivera had 16 digs.
The loss snapped New Smyrna Beach's winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 15-11 record. As for Innovation, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season.
New Smyrna Beach does not have any more games scheduled as of now. After both having extra time off, Innovation and Chiles will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Chiles has won 11 straight at home, while Innovation won four straight on the road), something that'll have to change.
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