It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Apex can now relate to. They fell just short of the Green Level Gators by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The defeat continues a trend for the Cougars in their meetings with the Gators: they've now lost six in a row.
Apex started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The final score came out to 14-25, 19-25, 25-13, 25-14, 15-12.
Elyse Smelcer paced Apex's offense, picking up 24 kills. Smelcer got some help from Paola Quirez and her 24 assists. Katie Raymer and Bexley Cole kept things locked in from the service line: the pair finished with two aces apiece.
Apex's loss dropped their record down to 18-6. As for Green Level, the win keeps them at an undefeated 26-0.
Apex does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Green Level, they will take on Green Hope at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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