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 Evergreens haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Marshfield scored at least 17 points in every set. The final score came out to 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. Those five aces set a new season-high mark for Denk.
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 matches.
Marshfield can attribute much of their success to Michelle Potts, who had seven digs and three aces.
D.C. Everest moved to 24-12 with that loss, which also ended their five-game winning streak. As for Marshfield, their victory was their 12th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 37-4.
D.C. Everest does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Marshfield has already played their next game, a 3-0 defeat against Hudson on the 31st.
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