It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Lakeview can now relate to. They fell 3-1 to the Shelby Whippets on Saturday. The Bulldogs' loss signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
Lakeview 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 16-25, 25-18, 25-21, 25-18.
Even though they lost, Lakeview kept the net locked down and finished the game with 11 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least seven blocks in four consecutive contests.
Shelby can attribute much of their success to Ava Bowman, who had 14 digs.
Lakeview's defeat dropped their record down to 23-3. As for Shelby, they are on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-3 record this season.
Lakeview does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Shelby, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Marlington at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Marlington sitting on 24 straight victories and Shelby on ten.
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