It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Shakamak can now relate to. They came up short against the Springs Valley Blackhawks on Saturday, falling 3-0. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Lakers of the 2-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2014.
Shakamak was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-18, 25-12.
Their offense was headlined by
Brylee Faulk and
Madelyn Kennett, who picked up six kills apiece. They got some help from
Jamison Ewers and her 11 assists.
Ava Mccrary controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Shakamak moved to 19-8 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak. As for Springs Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 25-5 record this season.
Shakamak does not have any more games scheduled as of now. After both having extra time off, Springs Valley and Trinity Lutheran will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Springs Valley sitting on three straight victories and Trinity Lutheran on five.
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