It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact St. Marys can now relate to. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Magnolia Blue Eagles on Wednesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Blue Devils of the 3-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Tuesday.
St. Marys was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Magnolia work for it, especially in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 25-17, 21-25, 25-21.
Callie Powell paced St. Marys' offense, picking up 17 kills. Powell got some help from
Rylee Renner and her 22 assists. Finally, Powell was also a dominant defender, finishing with a team-high four blocks.
St. Marys' loss dropped their record down to 16-13. As for Magnolia, the win got them back to even at 10-10.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. Marys will host Tyler at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. After both having extra time off, Magnolia and Madonna will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Magnolia will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive.
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