It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Civic Memorial can now relate to. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Effingham Hearts on Thursday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Eagles of the 2-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2023.
While Civic Memorial ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-21.
Isabella Thien paced Civic Memorial's offense, picking up six kills. Thien got some help from
Megan Griffith and her seven assists.
Meredith Brueckner controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
With the loss, Civic Memorial broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 21-14. As for Effingham, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 30-7 record this season.
As of now, neither Civic Memorial nor Effingham have any future games scheduled.
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