It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Evansville Memorial can now relate to. They lost 3-0 to the Silver Creek Dragons on Saturday. The Tigers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Dragons apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in October of 2019.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Silver Creek scored at least 17 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-21, 25-19.
Maria Hillenbrand paced Evansville Memorial's offense, picking up ten kills. Hillenbrand got some help from
Reegan Buck and her 24 assists.
Leading Silver Creek to victory were Ava Kopf and Dannah Kerberg. Kopf had 11 digs, while Kerberg had seven digs and two aces. Kopf is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last four games she's played.
The defeat snapped Evansville Memorial's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 16-12 record. As for Silver Creek, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-12 record this season.
Evansville Memorial does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Silver Creek, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Tri-West Hendricks at 12:00 p.m. Tri-West Hendricks will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something Silver Creek surely won't give up without a fight.
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