It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but St. Thomas More had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They had just enough and edged the New Berlin Eisenhower Lions out 3-2. This was payback for the Cavaliers, who suffered a 2-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
St. Thomas More wouldn't go down easily and took New Berlin Eisenhower into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-19, 25-16, 17-25, 16-14.
St. Thomas More got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Sophia Lobenhofer out in front who had 14 digs and three aces. Lobenhofer has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Sophia Scardino, who had 11 digs and two aces.
St. Thomas More was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in five consecutive contests.
St. Thomas More's record is now 24-7. As for New Berlin Eisenhower, with the defeat, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 34-10.
St. Thomas More has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory against Pius XI Catholic on the 2nd. New Berlin Eisenhower does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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