It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Riverside can now relate to. They fell just short of the Eastside Eagles by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Warriors were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Eagles earlier this season, when they won 3-0.
Riverside might've come up short, but they didn't make it easy on Eastside: every set was decided by three points or less. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-27, 22-25, 25-23, 25-22, 15-13.
Eastside can attribute much of their success to Christian Santiago, who had 13 digs and two assists. That's the most assists Santiago has posted since back in September.
This is the second loss in a row for Riverside and nudges their season record down to 16-11. As for Eastside, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 18-10.
Riverside does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Eastside, they are taking a road trip to challenge Catawba Ridge at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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