New Bremen and Tinora squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but New Bremen had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Tinora Rams by a score of 3-2. The Cardinals' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
New Bremen started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 19-25, 25-20, 25-22, 15-9.
Despite the loss, New Bremen still got an impressive performance from Keira Steininger, who had 16 digs and four aces. Steininger has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Sarah Dwenger, who had 11 digs.
Even though they lost, New Bremen was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in six consecutive matches.
New Bremen's loss dropped their record down to 23-4. As for Tinora, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 27-0.
New Bremen does not have any more games scheduled as of now. After both having extra time off, Tinora and Pleasant will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Tinora is looking to tack on another W to their 11-game streak on the road.
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