It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Lincoln-Sudbury can now relate to. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Acton-Boxborough The Revolution on Friday. The Warriors' loss signaled the end of their nine-game winning streak.
Lincoln-Sudbury was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Acton-Boxborough work for it, especially in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 26-24, 13-25, 25-16.
When it comes to explaining why Lincoln-Sudbury lost, don't look at Maddie Gulko. Despite the final result, she had 22 digs and two aces. Gulko is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last four games she's played.
Even though they lost, Lincoln-Sudbury was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 14 aces in three consecutive games.
Sanskriti Nistala had a dynamite game for Acton-Boxborough, getting 23 digs. With that strong performance, Nistala is now averaging an impressive 10.4 digs per game.
Lincoln-Sudbury's defeat dropped their record down to 20-4. As for Acton-Boxborough, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season.
Lincoln-Sudbury does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Acton-Boxborough, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Brookline at 5:15 p.m. Brookline will roll in looking for their 17th straight win, something Acton-Boxborough surely won't give up without a fight.
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