It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Bishop England can now relate to. They fell just short of the May River Sharks by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Battling Bishops were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Sharks apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in October.
Bishop England actually scored more points across those five sets (99-95), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 14-25, 25-20, 25-21, 16-25, 15-8.
Despite the loss, Bishop England saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Grace Stroud had 28 digs. Those 28 digs set a new season-high mark for Stroud.
Bishop England's defeat dropped their record down to 29-11. As for May River, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 22-10.
As of now, neither Bishop England nor May River have any future games scheduled.
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