It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Vancleave can now relate to. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the East Central Hornets on Monday. The Bulldogs' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
While Vancleave ultimately came up short, they really made East Central work, particularly in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 29-27, 24-26, 25-11.
Despite the loss, Vancleave saw an underclassman step up: Savannah Hoak had 15 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Brenley Hunter, who had 12 digs.
Even though they lost, Vancleave was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in four consecutive matches.
Vancleave's defeat dropped their record down to 19-7. As for East Central, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-19.
As of now, neither Vancleave nor East Central have any future games scheduled.
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