It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Elida can now relate to. They fell just short of the Melrose Buffaloes by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Tigers have struggled against the Buffaloes recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Elida started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 23-25, 25-20, 25-19, 15-10.
Melrose was led to victory by Eden Lunsford and Tylee Hill. Lunsford had 12 digs, while Hill had ten digs.
Elida's defeat dropped their record down to 18-7. As for Melrose, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season.
Elida didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Springer on the 15th. Melrose has also already played their next match, a 3-2 win against Logan on the 15th.
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