It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Whitmer can now relate to. They fell just short of the Perrysburg Yellow Jackets by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Panthers have struggled against the Yellow Jackets recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Whitmer actually scored more points across those five sets (103-100), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 16-25, 25-16, 25-22, 17-15.
Even though they lost, Whitmer was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in four consecutive matchups.
Brooklynn Okoneski was nothing short of spectacular for Perrysburg: she had 24 digs. With that strong performance, Okoneski is now averaging an impressive 10.1 digs per game.
Whitmer's loss dropped their record down to 12-12. As for Perrysburg, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 17-6.
Whitmer does not have any more games scheduled as of now. After both having extra time off, Perrysburg and Olentangy Liberty will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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