It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Peoria Christian can now relate to. They fell 2-0 to the Peoria Heights Patriots on Tuesday. The Chargers' loss continues a trend for the squad, making it four in a row.
Peoria Christian might've come up short, but they didn't make it easy on Peoria Heights: every set was decided by exactly two points. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-23.
Emma Persinger paced Peoria Christian's offense, picking up eight kills. Persinger got some help from
Violet Hynek and her seven assists. Hynek was also solid from the service line: she led the team with three aces.
Peoria Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 17-16-2. As for Peoria Heights, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-14.
Peoria Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Peoria Heights, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-0 loss against Cuba/Spoon River Valley on the 30th.
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