It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Edwardsville can now relate to. They fell just short of the Belleville West Maroons by a score of 2-1 on Thursday. The Tigers' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Ciara Cunningham paced Edwardsville's offense, picking up nine kills. Cunningham got some help from
Savannah Ford and her 13 assists.
Madelyn Ohlau controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Belleville West found their leader in freshman Mia Leech, who had 15 digs. Those 15 digs set a new season-high mark for Leech.
Edwardsville's loss dropped their record down to 23-14. As for Belleville West, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a massive bump to their 23-13 record this season.
Edwardsville does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Belleville West, their road trip will continue as they head out to face O'Fallon at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. O'Fallon will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Belleville West surely won't give up without a fight.
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