Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, St. Croix Central couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They fell just short of the Altoona Railroaders by a score of 3-2 on Saturday. The Panthers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Railroaders apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played on October 10th.
St. Croix Central took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 22-25, 16-25, 25-17, 15-12.
Autumn Phan went supernova for Altoona, getting seven digs and three aces. That's the most aces Phan has posted in her last seven matches.
St. Croix Central's defeat dropped their record down to 24-11. As for Altoona, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 25-13.
St. Croix Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Altoona, they will challenge St. Croix Falls at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. Croix Falls is coming into the matchup with four straight wins on the road, so Altoona will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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