It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Cedar Ridge can now relate to. They fell 3-1 to the Orange Panthers on Saturday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Fighting Red Wolves of the 3-2 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Thursday.
Cedar Ridge 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 19-25, 25-16, 25-19, 25-18.
Cedar Ridge's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ellie Miller, who had 13 digs.
Abby Silinski was nothing short of spectacular for Orange: she had 22 digs.
Cedar Ridge's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-7. As for Orange, the victory was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-8.
Cedar Ridge does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Orange, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 3-2 loss against J.H. Rose on the 29th.
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