It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Decatur can now relate to. They came up short against the Homewood Patriots on Thursday, falling 3-0. If the Red Raiders were looking for revenge after losing 3-0 to the Patriots when the teams met back in October of 2022, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Decatur was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-23, 25-18.
Caroline Coulter paced Decatur's offense, picking up seven kills. Coulter got some help from Sarah Roberts and her seven assists. Coulter was also solid from the service line: she led the team with two aces.
Among those leading the charge was Addison Wood, who had 13 digs and four aces.
Decatur has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost four of their last five matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 18-24 record this season. As for Homewood, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 23-18.
Decatur does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Homewood, they have already played their next matchup, a 3-1 win against Oxford on the 24th.
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