It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Providence can now relate to. They fell just short of the Floyd Central Highlanders by a score of 3-2 on Saturday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Highlanders this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 back in September.
Isabella Manos paced Providence's offense, picking up 19 kills. Manos got some help from Rylie Neal and her 51 assists. Hadley Hasselbring controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Floyd Central found their leader in sophomore Autumn Engle, who had ten digs and four aces. With that strong performance, Engle is now averaging an impressive 2 aces per game.
Providence's defeat dropped their record down to 19-14. As for Floyd Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won 19 of their last 22 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 25-6 record this season.
Providence does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Floyd Central, after both having extra time off, they and Franklin Community will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
