It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Olentangy can now relate to. They fell just short of the Pickerington Central Tigers by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Braves have struggled against the Tigers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Olentangy sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 25-20, 15-25, 25-23, 22-25, 15-12.
Despite the defeat, Olentangy saw an underclassman step up: freshman Rai Pierson had ten digs and five aces.
Pierson wasn't the only good server: Olentangy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive matchups.
Pickerington Central found their leader in freshman Mycaela Massey, who had 23 digs. Those 23 digs set a new season-high mark for Massey.
Olentangy's loss dropped their record down to 12-11. As for Pickerington Central, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-4.
Olentangy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Pickerington Central, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-2 defeat against Pickerington North on the 31st.
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