It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact San Rafael can now relate to. They fell 3-1 to the St. Patrick-St. Vincent Bruins on Saturday. The defeat continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Bruins: they've now lost four in a row.
San Rafael started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-17, 25-13, 25-21.
St. Patrick-St. Vincent found their leader in sophomore Jerita Pingol, who had 13 digs and four aces. That's the most aces Pingol has posted since back in September.
San Rafael's loss dropped their record down to 18-17. As for St. Patrick-St. Vincent, they are on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 18 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 26-9 record this season.
San Rafael does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for St. Patrick-St. Vincent, they have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Yreka at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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