It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Innovation can now relate to. They came up short against the New Smyrna Beach Barracudas on Thursday, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Bulls have suffered since August 21st.
Innovation was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-22, 25-15.
Innovation's loss came despite strong showings from Emily Lopez and Aylani Correa. Lopez had 12 digs, while Correa had nine digs.
New Smyrna Beach found their leader in underclassman Sofia Mackin, who had 23 digs.
Innovation moved to 15-8 with that loss, which also ended their five-game winning streak. As for New Smyrna Beach, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 13-10.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. After both having extra time off, Innovation and Okeechobee will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Okeechobee is coming into the matchup with three straight defeats at home, meaning Innovation will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. As for New Smyrna Beach, they will welcome Lake Wales at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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