It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Sand Rock can now relate to. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cedar Bluff Tigers on Tuesday. The Wildcats were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Tigers apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played two weeks ago.
Sand Rock was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Cedar Bluff work for it, especially in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 24-26, 27-25, 25-23.
Sand Rock's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Molly Grace Lay, who had 30 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Lay has posted in her last seven games. Another player making a difference was Paitlyn Hughes, who had 16 digs.
Sand Rock has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-25 record this season. As for Cedar Bluff, the win snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 12-16 record.
Sand Rock does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Cedar Bluff, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 defeat against Pleasant Valley on the 15th.
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