It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Billerica Memorial can now relate to. They lost 3-0 to the Oliver Ames Tigers on Tuesday. The Indians' defeat signaled the end of their 23-game winning streak.
While Billerica Memorial ultimately came up short, they really made Oliver Ames work, particularly in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 27-25, 25-9.
Nyrah Joseph paced Billerica Memorial's offense, picking up eight kills. Joseph got some help from
Meghan Downs and her 12 assists.
Emma Johnson controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
Leading Oliver Ames to victory were Molly Milliken and Evan Casey. Milliken had seven digs and four aces, while Casey had seven digs and three aces. Casey is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last five games she's played.
Having lost for the first time this season, Billerica Memorial fell to 23-1. As for Oliver Ames, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 21-3.
Billerica Memorial does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Oliver Ames has already played their next contest, a 3-1 loss against Westborough on the 16th.
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