It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Pottsville can now relate to. They came up short against the Southern Lehigh Spartans on Monday, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Crimson Tide have suffered since August 24th.
Pottsville was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Southern Lehigh work for it, especially in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-12, 27-25.
Pottsville's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Megan Yost, who had 13 digs and 18 assists. Yost has been hot recently, having posted 18 or more assists the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Schwartz, who had ten digs, four blocks, three kills, and three aces.
Even though they lost, Pottsville kept the net locked down and finished the game with 14 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least 13 blocks in four consecutive matchups.
Mia Stanten had an outrageously good game for Southern Lehigh as she had 22 digs.
With the defeat, Pottsville broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 19-7. As for Southern Lehigh, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 30-2-3.
Pottsville does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Southern Lehigh, they and Allentown Central Catholic are set to duel on Thursday. Allentown Central Catholic will roll in looking for their 19th straight victory, something Southern Lehigh surely won't give up without a fight.
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