It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Center Grove can now relate to. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Yorktown Tigers on Saturday. The Trojans have struggled against the Tigers recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Center Grove started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-11, 25-21, 25-17.
Yorktown had a senior duo take command as Addi Applegate had 20 digs and Bailey Stevens had seven digs and 29 assists. Those 29 assists set a new season-high mark for Stevens.
Center Grove moved to 27-9 with that loss, which also ended their five-game winning streak. As for Yorktown, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 25 of their last 26 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 33-2 record this season.
Center Grove does not have any more games scheduled as of now. After both having extra time off, Yorktown and Carroll will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Carroll comes in on 12 and Yorktown on 22.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
