It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Casey-Westfield can now relate to. They fell just short of the Oblong Panthers by a score of 2-1 on Thursday. The loss continues a trend for the Warriors in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now lost five in a row.
Casey-Westfield started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-21, 26-24.
Despite the defeat, Casey-Westfield saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Haley Schackmann had five digs and three aces. Schackmann has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last three times she's played.
Schackmann wasn't the only good server: Casey-Westfield 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 seven aces in three consecutive games.
Casey-Westfield moved to 18-17 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Oblong, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 30-7.
Casey-Westfield does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Oblong, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Heyworth at 6:00 p.m.
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