It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Lee Vining can now relate to. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Desert Scorpions on Tuesday. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Scorpions recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-10, 23-25, 25-17.
When it comes to explaining why Lee Vining lost, don't look at Ember Eilts. Despite the final result, she had 13 kills and three aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Melissa Velez, who had four aces and three kills.
Danica Navarres went supernova for Desert, getting 21 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Navarres has posted since back in September.
Lee Vining moved to 11-13-1 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Desert, the victory snapped their losing streak at five games and leaves them with a 11-16 record.
Lee Vining does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Desert, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-1 defeat against Woodlake on the 31st.
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