It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Westerville South can now relate to. They lost 3-0 to the Olentangy Berlin Bears on Friday. If the Wildcats were looking for revenge after losing 3-0 to the Bears when the teams met back in May of 2022, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-17, 25-17.
Westerville South's offense was headlined by RaShaun Benham and Riley Payne, who picked up nine kills apiece. They got some help from David Mowery and his 22 assists. Payne was also solid from the service line: he led the team with three aces.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Olentangy Berlin to victory, but perhaps none more so than Mitchell Moran, who had nine digs and one assist.
Westerville South's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-11. As for Olentangy Berlin, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-8.
Westerville South does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Olentangy Berlin, they will challenge Lincoln at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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