It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Cedar Catholic can now relate to. They fell just short of the Tri County Northeast Wolfpack by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. While the Trojans didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Wolfpack 25-19 in the first set.
Cedar Catholic took Tri County Northeast into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking six-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 25-22, 25-23, 21-25, 15-9.
Cedar Catholic's loss came despite strong showings from Reese Albers and Jocelyn Bottolfsen. Albers had 13 digs and one assist, while Bottolfsen had six digs and two aces.
Tri County Northeast was led to victory by Emily Mitchell and Joslyn Mackling. Mitchell had 11 digs and one assist, while Mackling had 20 digs and 18 kills. Mackling is crushing it when it comes to kills: she's had at least six every time she's taken the court this season.
Cedar Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 12-19. As for Tri County Northeast, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-5 record this season.
Cedar Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Tri County Northeast, they will face off against Shelton at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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