It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Southampton Academy can now relate to. They fell 3-1 to The Carmel School Wildcats on Tuesday. While the Raiders didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Wildcats 25-12 in the first set.
Southampton Academy started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 12-25, 25-22, 25-20, 25-17.
Even though they lost, Southampton Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in six consecutive contests.
Southampton Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 17-12-2. As for The Carmel School, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 14-14-2 record this season.
Southampton Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for The Carmel School, they will head out to square off against Brunswick Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Carmel School is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
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