It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Aucilla Christian can now relate to. They fell 3-1 to the Branford Buccaneers on Saturday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Warriors of the 3-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture on October 1st.
Aucilla Christian started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 16-25, 25-14, 25-17, 25-19.
When it comes to explaining why Aucilla Christian lost, don't look at Cynthia Upshaw. Despite the final result, she had 27 digs. Upshaw has been hot for a while, having posted ten or more digs the last 17 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Sophie Ashworth, who had eight digs and two aces.
Erika Rioux had an outrageously good game for Branford as she had 25 digs.
The defeat snapped Aucilla Christian's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 15-6 record. As for Branford, the win was the 23rd in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 25-3.
Aucilla Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Branford, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-2 victory against Union County on the 29th.
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