It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Bald Eagle Area can now relate to. They fell just short of the Richland Rams by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Eagles' loss signaled the end of their 14-game winning streak.
Bald Eagle Area was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Richland work for it, especially in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 26-15, 25-23, 23-25, 27-29, 15-10.
Despite the loss, Bald Eagle Area still got an impressive performance from Olivia Taylor, who had 34 digs and two aces. Taylor has been hot for a while, having posted ten or more digs the last ten times she's played. Nora Eppley was another key player, getting 12 digs.
Casey Yost was a one-man wrecking crew for Richland as she had 21 digs.
Bald Eagle Area's defeat ended an eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 27-6-1. As for Richland, they pushed their record up to 24-5-2 with the victory, which was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season.
Bald Eagle Area does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Richland has already played their next matchup, a 3-1 win against Forest Hills on the 2nd.
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