Highland Tech and Polk County squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Highland Tech had to settle for second. They lost 3-0 to the Polk County Wolverines. The Rams' defeat signaled the end of their 23-game winning streak.
The match came down to the wire multiple times:two sets needed extra rallies to declare a winner. The match finished with set scores of 37-35, 26-24, 25-16.
Highland Tech's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Lilly Coletta, who had nine digs and 15 assists, and Madie Chapman, who had ten digs, six kills, and two aces. Coletta has been hot recently, having posted 12 or more assists the last three times she's played.
Highland Tech's defeat ended a 12-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 26-2. As for Polk County, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-3 record this season.
Highland Tech does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Polk County, they will venture away from home to challenge Cherokee at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Polk County sitting on 11 straight wins and Cherokee on 20.
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