Fall River and Encinal squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Fall River had to settle for second. They lost 3-0 to the Encinal Jets. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Bulldogs have suffered since September 19, 2023.
Fall River was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-18, 25-13.
Despite the loss, Fall River still got an impressive performance from Olivia Peterson, who had 25 digs. Peterson is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last nine games she's played.
Logan Chen went supernova for Encinal, getting 18 digs and two aces.
With the loss, Fall River broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 28-5. As for Encinal, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 19-16 record this season.
Fall River does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Encinal, they will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Immanuel at 6:00 p.m. Immanuel is coming into the match with three straight wins at home, so Encinal will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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