It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Muscle Shoals can now relate to. They fell 3-1 to the Hartselle Tigers on Wednesday. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Tigers this season, with their most recent defeat being a 3-0 loss two weeks ago.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Hartselle scored at least 17 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-18, 21-25, 25-17.
Makenzie Sears paced Muscle Shoals' offense, picking up 12 kills. Sears got some help from Olivia Chapman and her 26 assists. Janiyah Oates controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Among those leading the charge was Taylor Reaviel, who had 14 digs and two assists.
Muscle Shoals now has a losing record of 17-18. As for Hartselle, they are on a roll lately: they've won 23 of their last 25 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 44-12 record this season.
Muscle Shoals does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Hartselle, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 3-1 victory against Decatur on the 15th.
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