It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Whiting can now relate to. They came up short against the Boone Grove Wolves on Saturday, falling 3-0. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Oilers of the 3-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in August of 2019.
Whiting was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Boone Grove work for it, especially in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-15, 27-25.
Despite the loss, Whiting had strong showings from Andrea Cabrales, who had 13 digs and two aces, and Viviana Rodriguez, who had 13 digs.
Boone Grove found their leader in underclassman Lauren Voudrie, who had 17 digs. Voudrie has been hot recently, having posted 17 or more digs the last five times she's played.
With the defeat, Whiting broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 19-11. As for Boone Grove, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-16 record this season.
Whiting does not have any more games scheduled as of now. After both having extra time off, Boone Grove and Jimtown will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
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