It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact McCutcheon can now relate to. They fell just short of the Harrison Raiders by a score of 3-2 on Saturday. The Mavericks' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
McCutcheon started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 17-25, 25-20, 25-21, 15-9.
Even though they lost, McCutcheon was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Leading Harrison to victory were Kaylee Swihart and Jillian Deno. Swihart had 21 digs, while Deno hit 55.6% for five kills and 18 digs and 47 assists. Deno is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last 34 games she's played dating back to last season.
McCutcheon's loss dropped their record down to 12-18. As for Harrison, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-13.
McCutcheon does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Harrison, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 3-0 defeat against Hamilton Southeastern on the 26th.
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