It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Immanuel can now relate to. They fell just short of the Justin Garza Guardians by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. Unfortunately, that's the fourth time they've come up short against the Guardians this season, with their most recent defeat being a 2-0 loss back in April.
Immanuel actually scored more points across those five sets (104-101), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The final score came out to 17-25, 25-23, 26-24, 18-25, 15-7.
Bennett Cords paced Immanuel's offense, picking up 21 kills. Cords got some help from Jackson Lloyd and his 40 assists. Micah Horn controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Immanuel's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 25-10. As for Justin Garza, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 29-11.
Immanuel does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Justin Garza, they will be playing at home against Sanger West at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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