It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Goddard can now relate to. They fell 3-1 to the Valley Vikings on Thursday. The Rockets were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Vikings apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in March of 2021.
Goddard started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-20, 25-21, 25-23.
This is the second loss in a row for Goddard and nudges their season record down to 12-12. As for Valley, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 15-9.
Goddard wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 3-0 defeat against Albuquerque Academy on the 15th. Valley has also already played their next game, a 3-0 loss against St. Pius X on the 14th.
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