Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Ferndale couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They fell 3-1 to the Northern Cambria Colts on Wednesday. The loss continues a trend for the Yellow Jackets in their matchups with the Colts: they've now lost three in a row.
The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-11, 23-25, 25-18.
Ferndale's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Cassidy Stancombe, who had 25 digs. Stancombe is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last nine games she's played.
Northern Cambria found their leader in freshman Sophia Fry, who had 20 digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave Fry a new career-high in aces.
The loss snapped Ferndale's winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 19-8-1 record. As for Northern Cambria, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4-1 record this season.
Ferndale does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Northern Cambria, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-1 defeat against West Branch on the 2nd.
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