It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Wheeling Central Catholic can now relate to. They lost 3-0 to the Tyler Knights on Tuesday. The shutout was out of character for the Maroon Knights seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in September.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Tyler scored at least 18 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-22, 25-18.
Despite the loss, Wheeling Central Catholic still got an impressive performance from Olivia Stephens, who had 29 digs and two aces. Stephens has been hot for a while, having posted ten or more digs the last 11 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Reagan Jones, who had 16 digs.
Wheeling Central Catholic is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-14. As for Tyler, they pushed their record up to 25-5 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home.
Wheeling Central Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Tyler has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory against St. Marys on the 2nd.
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