It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Watertown can now relate to. They fell just short of the Roosevelt Rough Riders by a score of 3-2 on Saturday. The Arrows were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Rough Riders apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October.
Watertown lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Emma Hendricks, who had 19 digs and five aces. That's the most aces Hendricks has posted since back in September. Natalie Pearson was another key player, getting 26 digs.
Even though they lost, Watertown was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive games.
Roosevelt's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Christy Moncur, who had 16 digs and two aces.
Watertown's record is now 26-8. As for Roosevelt, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-10 record this season.
As of now, neither Watertown nor Roosevelt have any future games scheduled.
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