Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Newark couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They fell just short of the Lincoln Lions by a score of 3-2 on Saturday. The Wildcats were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Lions apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in August.
While Newark ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least eight points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-29, 25-20, 25-18, 24-26, 15-8.
Ruth Anderson paced Newark's offense, picking up 19 kills. Anderson got some help from
Peyton Sherman and her 50 assists.
Leading Lincoln to victory were Addison Steger and Aeva Bacome. Steger had seven digs and three aces, while Bacome had three digs and three aces. That's the most aces Steger has posted since October 3rd.
Newark moved to 18-6 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Lincoln, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-9.
Newark does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lincoln, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Olentangy Orange at 6:00 p.m. Olentangy Orange will roll in looking for their 16th straight victory, something Lincoln surely won't give up without a fight.
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