It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Woodward Academy can now relate to. They lost 3-0 to the Pope Greyhounds on Saturday. The game marked the first time this year in which the War Eagles were not able to get on the board.
While Woodward Academy was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-16, 25-23.
Woodward Academy's loss came despite strong showings from Lotus Jiroch and Eva Leroux. Jiroch had 13 digs, while Leroux had four digs. Jiroch has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more digs the last four times she's played.
Pope got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Amanda Vlkovic out in front who had 15 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Wynnie Abney, who had 16 digs.
The defeat snapped Woodward Academy's winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 40-3 record. As for Pope, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 26 of their last 27 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 36-5 record this season.
As of now, neither Woodward Academy nor Pope have any future games scheduled.
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