It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Mankato East can now relate to. They came up short against the Willmar Cardinals on Wednesday, falling 3-0. The loss continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Cardinals: they've now lost three in a row.
Mankato East took the loss but they managed to make steady progress, increasing their score in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-16, 25-17.
Mankato East's defeat dropped their record down to 14-14-2. As for Willmar, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-8 record this season.
As of now, neither Mankato East nor Willmar have any future games scheduled.
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