It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Archbishop McNicholas can now relate to. They lost 3-0 to the Roger Bacon Spartans on Saturday. The shutout was out of character for the Rockets seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in August.
While Archbishop McNicholas was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Roger Bacon's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-21, 26-24.
Despite the defeat, Archbishop McNicholas had strong showings from Ali Strange, who had 19 digs, and Allie Runte, who had five digs and 12 assists. Runte is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last three games she's played.
Roger Bacon found their leader in sophomore Elizabeth Strouble, who had 18 digs, three aces, and two blocks. Those two blocks gave Strouble a new career-high.
Archbishop McNicholas' loss ended a 13-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 22-5. As for Roger Bacon, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-4 record this season.
Archbishop McNicholas does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Roger Bacon, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Warren at 5:30 p.m. Warren will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Roger Bacon surely won't give up without a fight.
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