Whitewater and Cherokee Bluff squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but Whitewater had to settle for second. They fell 3-1 to the Cherokee Bluff Bears. While the Wildcats didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Bears 25-20 in the first set.
The 3-1 doesn't really show just how close this match was: all the sets Whitewater lost were decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-22, 25-22, 25-23.
Even though they lost, Whitewater 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 five aces in ten consecutive matches.
Cherokee Bluff can attribute much of their success to Darina Leonova, who had 11 digs and five aces. That's the most aces Leonova has posted since back in August.
Whitewater's defeat dropped their record down to 19-19. As for Cherokee Bluff, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 27-20.
Whitewater does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Cherokee Bluff, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Academy of Richmond County at 3:00 p.m. Academy of Richmond County is coming into the game with ten straight wins at home, so Cherokee Bluff will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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