It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact St. John Lutheran can now relate to. They fell just short of the Seacrest Country Day Stingrays by a score of 3-2 on Monday. The Saints' loss signaled the end of their nine-game winning streak.
St. John Lutheran took Seacrest Country Day into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking eight-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-13, 25-23, 15-25, 15-7.
Rylee Palmateer paced St. John Lutheran's offense, picking up 30 kills. Palmateer got some help from
Ashley Downs and her 36 assists.
Payton Nazzari controlled things from the service line, finishing with six aces.
Alexa Haley had a dynamite game for Seacrest Country Day, getting 28 digs and two aces. Haley has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more digs the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Caidyn Haberman, who had eight digs and two aces.
St. John Lutheran's defeat dropped their record down to 18-7. As for Seacrest Country Day, the victory was the 12th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 19-5.
St. John Lutheran does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Seacrest Country Day has already played their next matchup, a 3-1 win against Boca Raton Christian on the 6th.
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