It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Cheraw can now relate to. They fell just short of the Dove Creek Bulldogs by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Wolverines of the 3-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in November of 2023.
Cheraw 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 24-26, 24-26, 25-14, 25-18, 15-11.
Delaney Bond paced Cheraw's offense, picking up 15 kills. Bond got some help from
Adisyn Miell and her 24 assists. Miell was also solid from the service line: she led the team with three aces.
Cheraw moved to 18-7 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Dove Creek, the win was the 21st in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 24-1.
Cheraw has already played their next match, a 3-1 victory against Sargent on the 15th. As for Dove Creek, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-2 defeat against Idalia on the 14th.
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