It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact D.C. Everest can now relate to. They fell 3-1 to the Marshfield Tigers on Saturday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Evergreens of the 3-1 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture on October 3rd.
While D.C. Everest ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-23, 22-25, 25-17.
Defeat or not, D.C. Everest got some senior leadership from Ryden Lehrke and Ahna Denk. Lehrke had 19 digs and three aces, while Denk had five aces and four digs. The dominant performance gave Denk a new career-high in aces.
They weren't the only good server: D.C. Everest was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in eight consecutive games.
Among those leading the charge was Michelle Potts, who had seven digs and three aces.
With the loss, D.C. Everest broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 24-12. As for Marshfield, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 37-4.
D.C. Everest does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Marshfield, they will square off against Hudson at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hudson is coming into the contest with five straight victories on the road, so Marshfield will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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