It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Alta Loma can now relate to. They fell just short of the South Hills Huskies by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Braves were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Huskies apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played on October 4th.
Alta Loma actually scored more points across those five sets (105-98), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-19, 14-25, 19-25, 15-13.
South Hills was led to victory by Sam Martinez and Jaselle Mendoza. Martinez had 18 digs and two aces, while Mendoza had 19 digs. Martinez has been hot recently, having posted 12 or more digs the last four times she's played.
Alta Loma's defeat dropped their record down to 8-14. As for South Hills, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 12-12 record this season.
Alta Loma does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for South Hills, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 loss against Paraclete on the 26th.
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