Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Forest Hills couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They fell just short of the Richland Rams by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The loss continues a trend for the Rangers in their meetings with the Rams: they've now lost five in a row.
Forest Hills took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-21, 21-25, 25-17, 16-14.
Paxtyn Pcola paced Forest Hills' offense, picking up 23 kills. Pcola got some help from Kiera Smith and her 50 assists. Morgan Gdula controlled things from the service line, finishing with six aces.
Forest Hills' defeat dropped their record down to 24-6-2. As for Richland, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 21 of their last 24 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 31-4-2 record this season.
Forest Hills does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Richland, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 3-0 loss against Bald Eagle Area on the 1st.
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