It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact St. John can now relate to. They fell just short of the Little River Redskins by a score of 2-1 on Friday. The loss continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Redskins: they've now lost three in a row.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, St. John sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 20-25, 25-21.
Mia Meyer paced St. John's offense, picking up 15 kills. Meyer got some help from
Gentri Bright and her 18 assists. Finally, Bright was also a dominant defender, finishing with a team-high five blocks.
Leading Little River to victory were Evie Look and Adelynne Strecker. Look had ten digs and two aces, while Strecker had 16 digs. Look has been hot , having also posted 12 or more assists the last eight times she's played.
St. John moved to 29-14 with that defeat, which also ended their six-game winning streak. As for Little River, the victory (which was their 14th in a row) raised their record to 35-6.
St. John has already played their next game, a 2-0 loss against South Gray on the 1st. As for Little River, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-0 win against Clifton-Clyde on the 1st.
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