It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Friendswood can now relate to. They fell 3-1 to the Georgetown Eagles on Friday. The Mustangs were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Eagles apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in August of 2018.
Friendswood was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Georgetown work for it, especially in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 26-24, 23-25, 25-23.
Friendswood's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Anna Melgren, who had nine digs and three aces. That's the most aces Melgren has posted since back in October. The team also got some help courtesy of Haley Patton, who had 14 digs.
Raegan Ramirez was nothing short of spectacular for Georgetown: she had 20 digs and two aces. Ramirez is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last 11 games she's played.
With the defeat, Friendswood broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 38-9. As for Georgetown, they are on a roll lately: they've won 18 of their last 19 games, which provided a nice bump to their 42-8 record this season.
Friendswood does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Georgetown, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Cedar Park at 7:00 p.m. Cedar Park will roll in looking for their 21st straight victory, something Georgetown surely won't give up without a fight.
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