It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact San Ramon Valley can now relate to. They fell just short of the Branson Bulls by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday. The Wolves have struggled against the Bulls recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
San Ramon Valley took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 25-16, 21-25, 21-25, 25-18, 15-11.
Hope Diekmann paced San Ramon Valley's offense, picking up 17 kills. Diekmann got some help from Emmy Manter and her 24 assists. Finally, Fia So'oto kept San Ramon Valley's defense grounded, leading the team with three blocks.
San Ramon Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 25-9. As for Branson, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season.
San Ramon Valley and Branson are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. After both having extra time off, the Wolves and James Logan will shake off the rust and duke it out at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Branson, they will head out on the road to take on Redwood at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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