It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Cheyenne Mountain can now relate to. They fell just short of the Lutheran Lions by a score of 3-2 on Saturday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Red-Tailed Hawks of the 3-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October.
Cheyenne Mountain actually scored more points across those five sets (103-101), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-17, 25-22, 19-25, 16-14.
When it comes to explaining why Cheyenne Mountain lost, don't look at Brynn Ressler. Despite the final result, she had 19 digs. Ressler has been hot , having posted 11 or more digs the last five times she's played.
Lutheran was led to victory by Lola Heimlicher and Liz Mcgriff. Heimlicher had 16 digs, while Mcgriff had nine digs.
With the loss, Cheyenne Mountain broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 20-9. As for Lutheran, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 21-9.
Cheyenne Mountain does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Lutheran has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 defeat against Thompson Valley on the 16th.
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