Sickles and Sunlake squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but Sickles had to settle for second. They lost 3-0 to the Seahawks. The loss continues a trend for the Gryphons in their meetings with the Seahawks: they've now lost three in a row.
While Sickles was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the third set. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-11, 25-23.
Amaya Robinson paced Sickles' offense, picking up 12 kills. Robinson got some help from Ava Montagna and her 15 assists. Finally, Sadie Jones kept Sickles' defense grounded, leading the team with two blocks.
Sunlake was led to victory by Olivia Grob and Alivia Martin. Grob had five digs and two aces, while Martin had four digs and two aces. That's the most aces Grob has posted over her last six matchups.
Sickles' defeat dropped their record down to 13-15. As for Sunlake, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season.
Sickles does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Sunlake, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Steinbrenner on the 25th.
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