It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but South Fork had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Gainesville Hurricanes with a sharp 3-0 win.
While South Fork won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The final score came out to 25-20, 27-25, 25-21.
South Fork was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in four consecutive contests.
Addyson Hauptman and Taylor Ellis certainly did their best on Wednesday to avoid the loss. Hauptman had 17 digs and two aces, while Ellis had nine digs and two aces.
South Fork is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 13-12 record this season. As for Gainesville, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-9.
South Fork will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Innovation at 12:00 p.m. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Innovation has won six straight at home, while South Fork won four straight on the road), something that'll have to change. Gainesville does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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