Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Beachside couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They fell just short of the Chiles Timberwolves by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Timberwolves this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-1 back in August.
Beachside wouldn't go down easily and took Chiles into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking six-point loss. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-9, 23-25, 25-11, 15-9.
Adriana Jeanpierre paced Beachside's offense, picking up 13 kills. Jeanpierre got some help from Mollie VanDeusen and her 17 assists. Erica Duffy and Isabella Taveras Seda kept things locked in from the service line: the pair finished with two aces apiece.
Madison Joyner had a dynamite game For Chiles., getting 27 digs and five assists. Those 27 digs gave Joyner a new career-high.
Beachside's defeat ended a five-match streak of away wins and brought them to 26-4. As for Chiles, the win (which was their 15th in a row) raised their record to 29-1.
Beachside does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Chiles, after both having extra time off, they and Port Charlotte will shake off the rust and duke it out at 7:00 p.m. on November 7.
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