It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Pacific Ridge can now relate to. They fell 3-1 to the Carlsbad Lancers on Saturday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Lancers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-1 back in September.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Carlsbad scored at least 17 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 21-25, 25-23, 25-17.
Simone Hobbs paced Pacific Ridge's offense, picking up 30 kills. Hobbs got some help from Calista Lowery and her 45 assists. Hobbs was also solid from the service line: she led the team with two aces.
Pacific Ridge has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 12-15 record this season. As for Carlsbad, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 23-8.
Pacific Ridge does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Carlsbad, they have already played their next matchup, a 3-1 victory against Academy of Our Lady of Peace on the 4th.
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