Orange and Falls Lake squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but Orange had to settle for second. They lost 3-0 to the Firebirds. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Firebirds this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 back in April.
Orange was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-20, 25-19.
Falls Lake's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Lukas Pauplis, who had four digs and three aces. That's the most aces Pauplis has posted since back in April.
Orange's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-7. As for Falls Lake, with the victory, they broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 6-9.
Orange does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Falls Lake, they will take on Triangle Math & Science at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
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