It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Maricopa can now relate to. They fell just short of the Ironwood Eagles by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Rams' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Maricopa actually scored more points across those five sets (111-98), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 12-25, 25-23, 27-25, 19-25, 15-13.
Brianna Pino paced Maricopa's offense, picking up 27 kills. Pino got some help from
Soleil Woodard and her 47 assists. Finally, Pino was also a dominant defender, finishing with a team-high two blocks.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Ironwood to victory, but perhaps none more so than Keira Allen, who had 14 digs. Allen is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 14 or more in the last three games she's played.
Maricopa's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 23-14. As for Ironwood, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 14-18 record this season.
Maricopa does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Ironwood, they will face off against Sunrise Mountain at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Sunrise Mountain is coming into the game with nine straight wins at home, so Ironwood will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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