It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Pleasant Valley can now relate to. They fell just short of the Foothill Cougars by a score of 3-2 on Saturday. The Vikings were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Cougars earlier this season, when they won 3-2.
Pleasant Valley came incredibly close to winning: the sets they lost were decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 18-25, 23-25, 25-23, 15-12.
Natalie Wulferdingen paced Pleasant Valley's offense, picking up 19 kills. Wulferdingen got some help from Sophia Donnelley and her 24 assists. Donnelley was also solid from the service line: she led the team with five aces.
Foothill had a senior duo take command as Sheree Wallace had 24 assists and 15 digs and Bryah Lockwood had 20 digs and two aces. Those 20 digs set a new season-high mark for Lockwood.
Pleasant Valley's defeat ended a four-match streak of away wins and brought them to 25-14. As for Foothill, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-11 record this season.
Pleasant Valley wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 3-0 loss against Los Gatos on the 11th. As for Foothill, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-2 victory against Heritage on the 11th.
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