It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Crystal City can now relate to. They fell just short of the Marion Bulldogs by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Javelinas' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Crystal City actually scored more points across those five sets (105-96), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 12-25, 25-22, 19-25, 25-21, 15-12.
Crystal City lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Alyssa Flores, who had 23 digs and three aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Angela Luna, who had 13 digs and three aces.
Even though they lost, Crystal City was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in six consecutive contests.
Crystal City's loss dropped their record down to 32-8. As for Marion, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-17 record this season.
Crystal City does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Marion, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 defeat against Goliad on the 7th.
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