It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Circle Christian had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Father Lopez Green Wave. This was payback for the Centurions, who suffered a 3-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
If you add up the scores from across all four sets (92-91) Circle Christian actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 16-25, 25-22, 25-22.
Circle Christian couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 52.7% of their attack attempts. That's the best hitting percentage they've posted all season.
Father Lopez's loss came despite strong showings from Bergyn Baliton and Laura Bernal. Baliton had 30 digs and two aces, while Bernal had six digs and three aces. That's the most aces Bernal has posted since back in September.
Circle Christian is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-15 record this season. As for Father Lopez, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-7.
Circle Christian has already played their next match, a 3-0 loss against Orangewood Christian on the 16th. Father Lopez does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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