It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but White River Valley had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Bloomfield Cardinals by a score of 3-1. Winning may never get old, but the Wolverines sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
White River Valley had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 17-25, 26-24, 25-17, 26-24.
Leading White River Valley to victory were Zyleigh Abrams and Emma Holtsclaw. Abrams had 20 digs, while Holtsclaw had seven digs. With that strong performance, Abrams is now averaging an impressive 10.2 digs per game.
Despite the loss, Bloomfield still got an impressive performance from Haley Britton, who had 23 digs, four kills, and 32 assists. Britton is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 18 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Lila Koontz, who had 21 kills and 14 digs.
White River Valley is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-16 record this season. As for Bloomfield, they have been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 11 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-21 record this season.
White River Valley has already played their next match, a 3-0 loss against Lighthouse Christian Academy on the 19th. Bloomfield does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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