It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Downingtown East can now relate to. They fell 3-1 to the Bishop Shanahan Eagles on Saturday. The Cougars' loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Downingtown East started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-14, 25-15, 25-15.
Molly Drake paced Downingtown East's offense, picking up 14 kills. Drake got some help from
Aubrey Ward and her 26 assists. Ward also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with
Olivia Ofalt, racking up two apiece.
Downingtown East's defeat dropped their record down to 23-4-1. As for Bishop Shanahan, the victory was the 16th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 19-2-2.
Downingtown East does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Bishop Shanahan, they will take on Upper Merion Area at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bishop Shanahan will be looking to keep their nine-game home win streak alive.
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