It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Mayflower can now relate to. They fell 3-1 to the Mansfield Tigers on Thursday. The Eagles were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Tigers apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played on October 5th.
The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-20, 25-27, 25-18.
Lydia Matthews paced Mayflower's offense, picking up five kills. Matthews got some help from
Miranda Leslie and her four assists. Leslie was also solid from the service line: she led the team with two aces.
This is the second loss in a row for Mayflower and nudges their season record down to 18-11-1. As for Mansfield, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 21-4.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Mayflower is on the road again on Tuesday to play Manila. As for Mansfield, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers takes on Harmony Grove on Tuesday.
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