It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Oaks Christian can now relate to. They fell just short of the Santa Margarita Eagles by a score of 3-2 on Saturday. While the Lions didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Eagles 25-18 in the first set.
Oaks Christian started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-27, 26-24, 25-23, 15-11.
Sadie Kocur paced Oaks Christian's offense, picking up 19 kills. Kocur got some help from
Maggie Rhew and her 38 assists.
Isabella Simon was a one-man wrecking crew for Santa Margarita as she had 23 digs and two aces.
Oaks Christian's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 26-11. As for Santa Margarita, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 24-14-1.
Oaks Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Santa Margarita has already played their next match, a 3-0 loss against Palos Verdes on the 19th.
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