Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Buckeye Central couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They fell just short of the New London Wildcats by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday. The Bucks' defeat signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Buckeye Central came incredibly close to winning: the sets they lost were decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-22, 17-25, 26-24, 15-13.
Despite the loss, Buckeye Central still got an impressive performance from Olivia Bishop, who had 34 digs. Bishop is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last five games she's played.
Even though they lost, Buckeye Central 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 seven aces in 11 consecutive games.
Ava Ringler was a one-man wrecking crew for New London as she had 17 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Ringler has posted since back in September.
Buckeye Central's loss ended an 11-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-6. As for New London, they now have a winning record of 13-12.
Buckeye Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now. After both having extra time off, New London and New Bremen will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as New London comes in on three and New Bremen on four.
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