It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Peoria Heights can now relate to. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cuba/Spoon River Valley Wildcats on Wednesday. The Patriots were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Wildcats apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in October.
Peoria Heights was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-21.
Peoria Heights moved to 10-15 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak. As for Cuba/Spoon River Valley, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 26-7.
Peoria Heights does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Cuba/Spoon River Valley has already played their next matchup, a 2-0 defeat against Illini Bluffs on the 31st.
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