It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact New Auburn can now relate to. They fell just short of the Clayton Bears by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Trojans' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
New Auburn took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 25-12, 26-28, 19-25, 25-17, 15-6.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Clayton to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kyleigh Luoma, who had 24 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Macy Grosskreutz, who had 15 digs.
New Auburn's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-4. As for Clayton, their win bumped their record up to 11-22.
New Auburn does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Clayton, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 3-2 loss against Prairie Farm on the 26th.
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