It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Canterbury can now relate to. They came up short against the First Baptist Academy Lions on Thursday, falling 3-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Lions: they've now lost three in a row.
While Canterbury was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the second set. The final score came out to 25-5, 25-23, 25-14.
Despite the loss, Canterbury still got an impressive performance from Molly Dunn, who had seven digs and 13 assists.
First Baptist Academy found their leader in underclassman Jade Rau, who had 13 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Rau has posted in her last seven matchups.
With the loss, Canterbury broke their six-game winning streak and moved their record to 17-5. As for First Baptist Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Canterbury will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy at 7:00 p.m. Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Canterbury surely won't give up without a fight. As for First Baptist Academy, they will challenge St. John Paul II Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. First Baptist Academy is coming into the contest hot, having won their last six games.
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