It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Springfield can now relate to. They fell just short of the Lincoln Railsplitters by a score of 2-1 on Tuesday. The Senators have struggled against the Railsplitters recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Springfield started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-18, 25-20.
Even though they lost, Springfield couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 51.9% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 27.7% earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 38.9%.
Lincoln's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Peyton Sasse led the charge by getting 22 kills, three digs, and two blocks. Sasse has been hot for a while, having posted five or more kills the last 33 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Lauren Tedrick, who had six digs, two kills, and 37 assists.
With the loss, Springfield broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 15-14. As for Lincoln, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a massive bump to their 21-15 record this season.
Springfield does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lincoln, they will take on Glenwood at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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