It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Chautauqua Lake can now relate to. They fell 3-1 to the Falconer Golden Falcons on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Eagles of the 3-1 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.
While Chautauqua Lake had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 19 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-23, 18-25, 25-19.
Even though they lost, Chautauqua Lake was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in seven consecutive matches.
Nylah Sharpe had an outrageously good game for Falconer as she had 24 digs. With that strong performance, Sharpe is now averaging an impressive 10.4 digs per game.
Chautauqua Lake moved to 35-7-4 with that defeat, which also ended their six-game winning streak. As for Falconer, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-3 record this season.
Chautauqua Lake does not have any more games scheduled as of now. After both having extra time off, Falconer and Portville will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Portville comes in on 13 and Falconer on five.
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