It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Buford can now relate to. They fell just short of the Norcross Blue Devils by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. It was the first time this season that the Wolves let down their fans at home.
Buford took Norcross into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking six-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-23, 20-25, 25-21, 15-9.
Buford's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Olivia Lewis, who had 11 digs, and Morgan Sanders, who had seven kills and two aces. Sanders is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Buford was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in four consecutive games.
Leading Norcross to victory were Grayson Taylor and Valentina Casagrande. Taylor had nine digs and two aces, while Casagrande had ten digs.
With the defeat, Buford broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 22-11. As for Norcross, the win (which was their 11th in a row) raised their record to 36-5.
Buford does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Norcross, they will challenge Alpharetta on Saturday. Alpharetta is coming into the matchup with eight straight victories on the road, so Norcross will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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