It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Dakota can now relate to. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Romeo Bulldogs on Thursday. The Cougars haven't had much luck with the Bulldogs recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Dakota 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 22-25, 25-14, 25-15, 25-18.
Romeo found their leader in sophomore Kaylah Liedke, who had 11 digs and two aces.
Dakota's defeat dropped their record down to 13-23-1. As for Romeo, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 27-18-2 record this season.
Dakota does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Romeo, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Fraser at 5:30 p.m.
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