It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but St. Edward had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out the Harvest Community Warriors 3-2. This was payback for the Pirates, who suffered a 3-2 defeat the last time these two teams met.
St. Edward's wouldn't go down easily and took Harvest Community into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The final score came out to 25-19, 16-25, 18-25, 25-14, 16-14.
Grace Clemente paced St. Edward's offense, picking up 16 kills. Clemente got some help from Margaret Fykes and her 41 assists. Fykes was also solid from the service line: she led the team with four aces.
Harvest Community's loss came despite strong showings from Rylie Harris and Emma Shiferdek. Harris had 21 assists and seven digs, while Shiferdek had 13 digs. Harris is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in each of the last eight games she's played.
St. Edward's has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 19-11 record this season. As for Harvest Community, their loss ended a 12-match streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 21-10.
St. Edward's has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 defeat against Boca Raton Christian on the 5th. Harvest Community does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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