It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Foothill can now relate to. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the James Logan Colts on Saturday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Falcons of the 3-2 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in August.
Foothill started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-23, 25-23, 25-21.
Kaycie Burdick paced Foothill's offense, picking up 15 kills. Burdick got some help from
Brooke Stedman and her 20 assists. Finally,
Lulu Hoenninger kept Foothill's defense grounded, leading the team with five blocks.
James Logan was led to victory by Leann Jung and Emma Tran. Jung had five kills, five digs, and 57 assists, while Tran had 27 digs and a kill. Jung has been hot for a while, having posted 15 or more assists the last 15 times she's played. Sarah Chiu was another key player, getting 14 digs.
This is the second loss in a row for Foothill and nudges their season record down to 26-10. As for James Logan, their win was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 34-3.
Foothill has already played their next match, a 3-2 victory against Christian Brothers on the 12th. As for James Logan, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against Pleasant Grove on the 12th.
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