It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Athens can now relate to. They came up short against the Newman Catholic Fighting Cardinals on Saturday, falling 3-0. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Fighting Cardinals this season, with their most recent loss being a 3-0 defeat two weeks ago.
The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-18, 25-15.
Sy'Rih Hartwig paced Athens' offense, picking up eight kills. Hartwig got some help from Alyvia Haehlke and her nine assists. Hartwig also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with Brynley Louis, each putting up two.
Newman Catholic got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Kate Kerns out in front who had 17 assists and four digs. That's the most assists Kerns has posted over her last seven matchups.
Athens dropped their record down to 11-20 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Newman Catholic, the win was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 25-16.
Athens does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Newman Catholic, they will square off against Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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