It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Nampa Christian can now relate to. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Melba Mustangs on Friday. The Trojans haven't had much luck with the Mustangs recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Nampa Christian started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-18, 25-20, 25-17.
Melba was led to victory by Alli Dillbeck and Victoria Rivas. Dillbeck had 15 digs, while Rivas had seven digs and four aces.
Nampa Christian's loss dropped their record down to 13-8. As for Melba, their win was their 11th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 29-3-1.
Nampa Christian wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Ririe on the 1st. Melba does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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