It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Lyons can now relate to. They fell just short of the Oak Park-River Forest Huskies by a score of 2-1 on Thursday. The Lions were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Huskies apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Lyons sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 25-16, 27-29, 25-19.
Maddie Richard paced Lyons' offense, picking up 13 kills. Richard got some help from
Colleen Chambers and her 30 assists.
Leading Oak Park-River Forest to victory were Kate Bailitz and Devyn Kleidon. Bailitz had 23 digs, while Kleidon had six digs and three aces. Kleidon is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played.
Lyons' defeat dropped their record down to 19-17. As for Oak Park-River Forest, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-16 record this season.
Lyons does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Oak Park-River Forest, they will take on Downers Grove North at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Downers Grove North will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Oak Park-River Forest surely won't give up without a fight.
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