It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Houston can now relate to. They fell just short of the Brentwood Bruins by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Mustangs were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Bruins apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.
The 3-2 doesn't really show just how close this match was: all the sets Houston lost were decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 28-26, 21-25, 17-25, 15-13.
Despite the loss, Houston still got an impressive performance from Sydnee Carter, who had nine digs, eight kills, and five aces. That's the most aces Carter has posted since back in October of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Lindsey Baker, who had 12 digs.
Even though they lost, Houston was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Brentwood only served eight.
Ava Sulcer was nothing short of spectacular for Brentwood: she had 24 digs and two aces. Sulcer is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last five games she's played.
This is the second loss in a row for Houston and nudges their season record down to 31-10. As for Brentwood, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 37-11 record this season.
Houston does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Brentwood, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-1 victory against Farragut on the 24th.
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