It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Cherry Creek can now relate to. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Pine Creek Eagles on Saturday. The Bruins were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Eagles apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September of 2022.
While Cherry Creek ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 21-25, 25-17, 25-20.
Even though they lost, Cherry Creek was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last nine games.
Pine Creek can attribute much of their success to Zara Crawford, who had 12 digs.
This is the second loss in a row for Cherry Creek and nudges their season record down to 22-7. As for Pine Creek, they are on a roll lately: they've won 19 of their last 20 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 26-4 record this season.
Cherry Creek does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Pine Creek, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-1 loss against Valor Christian on the 16th.
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