It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact East Liverpool can now relate to. They fell just short of the River View Black Bears by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Potters' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
East Liverpool took River View into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-11, 22-25, 22-25, 15-11.
When it comes to explaining why East Liverpool lost, don't look at Ayla Riggle. Despite the final result, she had 28 digs. Riggle is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last eight games she's played.
River View was led to victory by Lindyn Fry and Audrey Buxton. Fry had 15 digs, while Buxton had 11 digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave Buxton a new career-high in aces.
East Liverpool's loss ended a 12-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-6. As for River View, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season.
East Liverpool does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for River View, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 defeat against London on the 31st.
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