It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact La Jolla can now relate to. They fell 3-1 to the Clairemont Chieftains on Saturday. The Vikings haven't had much luck with the Chieftains recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Ben Salmon paced La Jolla's offense, picking up 18 kills. Salmon got some help from Adam Grushkevich and his 38 assists. Salmon was also solid from the service line: he led the team with three aces.
Clairemont's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Sean Sumner, who had 13 blocks and eight kills. Those eight kills gave Sumner a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Makoa Miner, who had 19 kills and five blocks.
La Jolla's defeat dropped their record down to 18-23. As for Clairemont, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 26-10 record this season.
La Jolla does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Clairemont, they have already played their next match, a 3-2 victory against Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences on the 20th.
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