Charlestown and Madison squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Charlestown had to settle for second. They fell 3-1 to the Madison Cubs. The Pirates' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Charlestown 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 17-25, 27-25, 25-18, 25-20.
Even though they lost, Charlestown was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 17 consecutive matches.
Madison found their leader in freshman Izzy True, who had 12 digs and two aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Marley Stivers, who had seven digs.
Charlestown's defeat dropped their record down to 22-9. As for Madison, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-16.
Charlestown does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Madison, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 3-0 loss against Silver Creek on the 19th.
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