It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Hope Christian can now relate to. They fell 3-1 to the St. Pius X Sartans on Friday. The Huskies haven't had much luck with the Sartans recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Hope Christian started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-12, 25-16, 25-13.
Hope Christian's loss came despite strong showings from Lacey Henry and Avery Steele. Henry had five digs and three aces, while Steele had seven kills, four digs, and a block. Steele is crushing it when it comes to kills: she's had at least five every time she's taken the court this season.
St. Pius X was led to victory by Maya Perea and Lola Gonzales. Perea had 15 digs, while Gonzales had 16 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Gonzales has posted in her last seven contests.
With the loss, Hope Christian broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 19-7. As for St. Pius X, they pushed their record up to 22-3 with the win, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season.
Hope Christian has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory against Albuquerque Academy on the 16th. As for St. Pius X, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Silver on the 16th.
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