It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact East Longmeadow can now relate to. They fell just short of the Sci-Tech CyberCats by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday. The Spartans just can't catch a break and have now endured three losses in a row.
East Longmeadow started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The final score came out to 20-25, 20-25, 25-22, 25-19, 15-8.
Ben Mannheim paced East Longmeadow's offense, picking up 19 kills. Mannheim got some help from Cole Berthiaume and his 31 assists. Mannheim was also a major player on defense: he and he shared the team lead in blocks, finishing with two each.
East Longmeadow's defeat dropped their record down to 16-4. As for Sci-Tech, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 6-2.
East Longmeadow does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Sci-Tech, they will challenge Longmeadow at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Lancers will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something the CyberCats surely won't give up without a fight.
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