It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact East Wake Academy can now relate to. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Gates County Red Barons on Thursday.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Gates County scored at least 21 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-22, 23-25, 25-22, 25-21.
Emerson Morris paced East Wake Academy's offense, picking up 11 kills. Morris got some help from Avery Schmidt and her 34 assists. Finally, Lydia Todd kept East Wake Academy's defense grounded, leading the team with nine blocks.
East Wake Academy's loss ended an eight-match streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-10. As for Gates County, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-8.
East Wake Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Gates County, they have already played their next match, a 3-0 defeat against Perquimans on the 25th.
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