It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Pacific Ridge had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Patrick Henry Patriots. This was a revenge game for the Firebirds: when they faced off against the Patriots last Saturday, they had to take a 2-0 defeat.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-22, 25-16.
Safin Zaslansky paced Pacific Ridge's offense, picking up 18 kills. Zaslansky got some help from Jake Streitman and his 38 assists. Zaslansky also made an impact serving: he shared the team lead in aces with Brecken Armstrong, racking up two apiece.
The win got Pacific Ridge back to even at 18-18. As for Patrick Henry, their loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 21-8.
Coming up, Pacific Ridge will head out on the road to square off against Clairemont at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Patrick Henry does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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