It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact East Paulding can now relate to. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Effingham County Rebels on Wednesday. The Raiders' loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
While East Paulding had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 21 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-22, 22-25, 25-21.
Despite the loss, East Paulding still got an impressive performance from Bella Manuel, who had 12 digs.
Even though they lost, East Paulding was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive matchups.
Effingham County was led to victory by Bella Scroggs and Brynley Jordan. Scroggs had 17 digs and three aces, while Jordan had 17 digs and 11 assists. That's the most aces Scroggs has posted in her last six games.
East Paulding's defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 30-10. As for Effingham County, they have been performing well recently as they've won 13 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 29-15 record this season.
East Paulding does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Effingham County has already played their next match, a 3-1 loss against Habersham Central on the 19th.
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