It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Libertyville can now relate to. They fell 2-0 to the Huntley Red Raiders on Thursday. The Wildcats' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Libertyville was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-23.
Claire Evans paced Libertyville's offense, picking up eight kills. Evans got some help from
Makenzie Tyrrell and her 18 assists. Evans was also solid from the service line: she led the team with five aces.
Huntley got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Alexandria Goritz out in front who had seven digs.
Libertyville's defeat dropped their record down to 26-13. As for Huntley, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 31-8 record this season.
Libertyville does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Huntley has already played their next match, a 2-0 victory against Fremd on the 11th.
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