It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Reagan had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Brennan Bears 3-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Rattlers also won the last time the pair played back in August of 2018.
Reagan was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 21-25, 19-25, 25-21, 15-12.
Shayne Zammiello had a dynamite game for Reagan, getting 26 digs. Zammiello is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last 24 games she's played.
When it comes to explaining why Brennan lost, don't look at Isabella Espinosa. Despite the final result, she had ten digs and two aces. That's the most aces Espinosa has posted since back in September.
Reagan is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a massive bump to their 32-13 record this season. As for Brennan, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 33-11.
Reagan will be playing in front of their home fans against Westlake at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Reagan is on a five-game streak of home wins, Westlake a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. Brennan does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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