It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Riverview Sarasota can now relate to. They fell 3-1 to the Venice Indians on Thursday. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Indians this season, with their most recent defeat being a 3-1 loss back in September.
Riverview Sarasota started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 18-25, 25-22, 25-22, 25-19.
Lyla Bailey paced Riverview Sarasota's offense, picking up 11 kills. Bailey got some help from Tara Stults and her 20 assists. Aubrey Mocherman controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Amelia Anselmi was nothing short of spectacular for Venice: she had 40 assists and eight digs. Anselmi has been hot for a while, having posted 14 or more assists the last 15 times she's played.
Riverview Sarasota's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 11-14. As for Venice, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 15-12.
Riverview Sarasota didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 loss against Plant on the 22nd. As for Venice, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against George Jenkins on the 22nd.
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