It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Lena-Winslow can now relate to. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Durand Bulldogs on Wednesday. The Panthers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Bulldogs apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played last Thursday.
Lena-Winslow was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Durand work for it, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-25, 25-17.
Mia Diffenderfer paced Lena-Winslow's offense, picking up eight kills. Diffenderfer got some help from
Alyssa Daughenbaugh and her 19 assists.
Durand was led to victory by Maddy Moore and Mary Jane Norman. Moore had 16 digs, while Norman had four digs and 12 assists.
Lena-Winslow moved to 28-9 with that defeat, which also ended their five-game winning streak. As for Durand, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 27-10.
Lena-Winslow does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Durand, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Stockton at 6:00 p.m. Stockton will roll in looking for their 12th straight win, something Durand surely won't give up without a fight.
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