It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Viera can now relate to. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Dwyer Panthers on Wednesday. The Hawks' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Viera 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 23-25, 25-22, 25-17, 25-22.
Samantha Homberger was nothing short of spectacular for Dwyer: she had 34 digs. Homberger has been hot , having posted 16 or more digs the last eight times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Drew Lotz, who had 11 digs and two aces.
Viera's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-13. As for Dwyer, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 14-10.
Viera does not have any more games scheduled as of now. After both having extra time off, Dwyer and Gulf Breeze will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Gulf Breeze is coming into the match with 15 straight victories at home, so Dwyer will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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