It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Lyle/Pacelli can now relate to. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Houston Hurricanes on Monday. The loss continues a trend for the Athletics in their matchups with the Hurricanes: they've now lost eight in a row.
Lyle/Pacelli started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 8-25, 25-18, 25-18, 25-16.
Lyle/Pacelli's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Jada Leif, who had nine digs, four kills, and four aces, and Jacey Bednar, who had nine kills, seven digs, and two aces. That's the most aces Bednar has posted in her last eight matchups. The team also got some help courtesy of Carleigh Rymer, who had 23 digs and a kill.
Olivia Yohe went supernova for Houston, getting 16 digs, three kills, and 25 assists. Emily Botcher was another key player, getting ten digs, nine kills, and three aces.
Lyle/Pacelli's loss dropped their record down to 8-23. As for Houston, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-15 record this season.
Lyle/Pacelli does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Houston, they will face off against Mabel-Canton at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mabel-Canton will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something Houston surely won't give up without a fight.
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