It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Hillsboro can now relate to. They fell just short of the Mineral Point Pointers by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Tigers' loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Hillsboro actually scored more points across those five sets (111-107), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 28-26, 23-25, 13-25, 28-26, 15-9.
Despite the loss, Hillsboro still got an impressive performance from Kiana Liska, who had 19 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Liska has posted in her last seven matchups.
Hillsboro's defeat dropped their record down to 26-10. As for Mineral Point, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 27-6.
Hillsboro does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Mineral Point, they will challenge Fall River on Saturday. Fall River will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Mineral Point surely won't give up without a fight.
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