Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Brecksville-Broadview Heights couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They fell just short of the Riverside Beavers by a score of 3-2 on Saturday. The Bees were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Beavers apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September of 2018.
Brecksville-Broadview Heights took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-21, 22-25, 25-19, 15-8.
Jessie Zenir paced Brecksville-Broadview Heights' offense, picking up 18 kills. Zenir got some help from
Hailey Gutfranski and her 40 assists.
Sabrina Chatal controlled things from the service line, finishing with five aces.
Julia Huffman went supernova for Riverside, getting 29 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Huffman has posted since October 1st.
Brecksville-Broadview Heights' loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-8. As for Riverside, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 11-12.
Brecksville-Broadview Heights does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Riverside, they will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Avon at 6:00 p.m. Avon will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Riverside surely won't give up without a fight.
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