It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact North Royalton can now relate to. They fell just short of the Mayfield Wildcats by a score of 3-2 on Saturday.
North Royalton actually scored more points across those five sets (107-103), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 24-26, 12-25, 25-18, 17-15.
Kira Geiger paced North Royalton's offense, picking up 26 kills. Geiger got some help from
Addison Erickson and her 47 assists.
Cailey Vranic controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mayfield to victory, but perhaps none more so than Frankie Coreno, who had 19 digs, three kills, and a block. Coreno is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 20 or more in the last 22 games she's played dating back to last season. Vivian Gerbasi was another key player, getting 25 digs.
North Royalton has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 15-9 record this season. As for Mayfield, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-8.
North Royalton does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Mayfield, they will head out to take on Olmsted Falls at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Olmsted Falls will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Mayfield surely won't give up without a fight.
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