It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact River Bluff can now relate to. They fell just short of the Lexington Wildcats by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Gators have struggled against the Wildcats recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
River Bluff came incredibly close to winning: the sets they lost were decided by three points or less. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-23, 20-25, 24-26, 15-13.
Caroline Tucker paced River Bluff's offense, picking up 32 kills. Tucker got some help from
Alexis Jodie and her 54 assists.
Olive Gayman controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
Lexington's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Lily Kate Deyo, who had 22 digs. With that strong performance, Deyo is now averaging an impressive 10.1 digs per game. Another player making a difference was Ellison Watkins, who had 11 digs.
River Bluff's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 29-10. As for Lexington, their victory was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 25-5.
River Bluff does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Lexington has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 defeat against Dorman on the 11th.
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