It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Tri-County can now relate to. They fell just short of the Fall River Pirates by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Penguins' loss signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
Tri-County took Fall River into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking nine-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 15-25, 25-20, 21-25, 25-22, 15-6.
Even though they lost, Tri-County was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive games.
Tri-County's defeat dropped their record down to 31-6. As for Fall River, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 27-8 record this season.
Tri-County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Fall River, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 3-0 loss against Mineral Point on the 2nd.
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