It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Mountain Empire can now relate to. They came up short against the Calexico Bulldogs on Wednesday, falling 3-0. The Redhawks' loss continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.
The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-15, 25-11.
Josalin Shawcroft paced Mountain Empire's offense, picking up nine kills. Shawcroft got some help from
Breeza Valdez and her 11 assists.
Rowan Smith controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Calexico's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Sissi Sierra Lugo, who had ten digs and three aces. Sierra Lugo has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Isabella Esquer, who had 12 digs and two aces.
Mountain Empire's defeat dropped their record down to 14-11. As for Calexico, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-13 record this season.
As of now, neither Mountain Empire nor Calexico have any future games scheduled.
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