It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Appomattox County can now relate to. They fell just short of the John Battle Trojans by a score of 3-2 on Saturday. The Raiders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back matches.
Appomattox County actually scored more points across those five sets (108-96), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The final score came out to 17-25, 28-26, 11-25, 25-23, 15-9.

Paisley Mann
| 11/15/25 @ John Battle | 23 |
| 11/11/25 vs Radford | 30 |
| 11/06/25 vs Gretna | 13 |
| 11/03/25 vs Patrick County | 13 |
| 10/30/25 vs Gretna | 19 |
| + 3 more games |
Despite the defeat, Appomattox County had strong showings from Paisley Mann, who had 23 digs and one assist, and Tenley Gilliam, who had 11 digs and three aces. Mann has been hot, having posted 12 or more digs the last eight times she's played.
Appomattox County's loss dropped their record down to 24-3. As for John Battle, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 19-6.
Appomattox County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for John Battle, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-1 defeat against Radford on the 18th.
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