It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Civic Memorial had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged the Highland Bulldogs out 2-1. The victory was nothing new for the Eagles as they're now sitting on three straight.
Civic Memorial had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-23, 25-20.
Isabella Thien paced Civic Memorial's offense, picking up 13 kills. Thien got some help from
Megan Griffith and her 18 assists.
Despite the loss, Highland had strong showings from Lucy Becker, who had four digs and 15 assists, and Julianne Lindsco, who had eight digs.
Civic Memorial is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 21-13 record this season. As for Highland, they dropped their record down to 18-17 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Civic Memorial has already played their next game, a 2-0 loss against Effingham on the 31st. Highland does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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