It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact DeKalb can now relate to. They fell just short of the East Noble Knights by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Barons of the 3-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, DeKalb sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 25-22, 17-25, 25-14, 21-25, 15-11.
Even though they lost, DeKalb was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in four consecutive games.
DeKalb has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 20-11 record this season. As for East Noble, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 18-11.
DeKalb does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for East Noble, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-1 defeat against Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran on the 19th.
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