It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Chester can now relate to. They fell just short of the Round Top-Carmine Cubs by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Yellowjackets' loss signaled the end of their 15-game winning streak.
Chester actually scored more points across those five sets (104-103), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 30-28, 25-17, 16-25, 17-25, 15-9.
Lily Read paced Chester's offense, picking up 26 kills. Read got some help from
Emma Byrd and her 49 assists. Byrd was also solid from the service line: she led the team with four aces.
Chester's defeat dropped their record down to 38-10. As for Round Top-Carmine, the victory was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 25-18.
Chester does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Round Top-Carmine, they will challenge D'Hanis at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. D'Hanis will roll in looking for their ninth straight win, something Round Top-Carmine surely won't give up without a fight.
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