It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact The O'Neal School can now relate to. They lost 3-0 to the Caldwell Academy Eagles on Tuesday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Eagles this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 two weeks ago.
The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-16, 25-10.
Elli Hood paced The O'Neal School's offense, picking up five kills. Hood got some help from Lily Stanley and her nine assists. Laura Shulze controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Leading Caldwell Academy to victory were Lilli Telleysh and Stella Streng. Telleysh had 12 assists and six aces, while Streng had 12 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Telleysh has posted since back in August of 2024.
This is the second loss in a row for The O'Neal School and nudges their season record down to 6-12. As for Caldwell Academy, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 20-6.
The O'Neal School does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Caldwell Academy, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Salem Christian School on the 16th.
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