It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Sycamore can now relate to. They fell just short of the Centerville Elks by a score of 3-2 on Saturday. While the Aviators didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Elks 25-20 in the first set.
Sycamore started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 24-26, 25-10, 25-13, 15-12.
Defeat or not, Sycamore got some senior leadership from Ari Demaris and Emily Balent. Demaris had 16 digs, while Balent had six digs and ten assists. Demaris is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last six games she's played.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Centerville to victory, but perhaps none more so than Payton Miller, who had 16 digs and five aces. That's the most aces Miller has posted since back in October of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Hadley Heil, who had five digs and four aces.
Sycamore has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-11 record this season. As for Centerville, the win was the 15th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 21-3.
Sycamore does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Centerville has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 loss against Olentangy Berlin on the 31st.
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