It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Oxbridge Academy can now relate to. They fell just short of the Benjamin Buccaneers by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The ThunderWolves' defeat continues a trend for the squad, making it five in a row.
Oxbridge Academy took Benjamin into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking eight-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-27, 25-8, 25-14, 22-25, 15-7.
Despite the loss, Oxbridge Academy saw an underclassman step up: Olivija Kozul had 16 digs. Another player making a difference was Treasure Stein, who had 11 digs.
Even though they lost, Oxbridge Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Leana Spada had an outrageously good game for Benjamin as she had 14 digs and two aces. Spada is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley Mccaughey, who hit 53.8% for seven kills19 digs and two aces.
Oxbridge Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 3-13. As for Benjamin, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-9 record this season.
Oxbridge Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Benjamin, they will square off against Jupiter Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Jupiter Christian comes in on five and Benjamin on three.
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