It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Northern Adirondack can now relate to. They lost 3-0 to the Lake Placid Bombers on Friday. The loss continues a trend for the Bobcats in their matchups with the Bombers: they've now lost five in a row.
Northern Adirondack was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-20, 25-14.
Northern Adirondack's loss came despite strong showings from Reese LaFave and Allison LaPoint. LaFave had seven digs, seven aces, three kills, and a block, while LaPoint had 15 digs, two kills, and a block. LaFave has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Kendel Chapple, who had 11 digs and a kill.
Even though they lost, Northern Adirondack was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in six consecutive matches.
Northern Adirondack's defeat dropped their record down to 2-15. As for Lake Placid, their win bumped their record up to 5-13.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Lake Placid beat Northern Adirondack by a score of 3-0 later that day.
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