It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Orange can now relate to. They fell just short of the J.H. Rose Rampants by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Panthers' defeat signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
Orange took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 27-25, 27-29, 23-25, 25-19, 18-16.
Ava Wilkerson paced Orange's offense, picking up 22 kills. Wilkerson got some help from
Katie Silcott and her 25 assists. Wilkerson was also solid from the service line: she led the team with two aces.
Leading J.H. Rose to victory were Anne Price Duke and Francie Taft. Duke had 31 digs, while Taft had 12 digs and two aces.
Orange's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-9. As for J.H. Rose, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-4 record this season.
Orange does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for J.H. Rose, they will stay at home for another game and welcome West Carteret at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. West Carteret will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something J.H. Rose surely won't give up without a fight.
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