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PSAL’s final decision was the correct one

Here’s the most important thing that happened Tuesday night at Hunter College: The right decision was made in the end.

The PSAL Class A girls volleyball championship match between Francis Lewis and Cardozo was postponed to sometime next week after a leaky pipe on the ceiling was dripping water onto the court.

The referees refused to officiate the match and the coaches were against playing for safety reasons – and rightfully so. The PSAL, initially, wanted the match to go on with the risk of a double forfeit if it didn’t, both Lewis coach Arnie Rosenbaum and Cardozo coach Danny Scarola said.

PSAL director Donald Douglas denies this. After speaking with all parties involved – from the principals of each school to the referees – Douglas ruled that the match would be played sometime after the Thanksgiving holiday.

And, to me, that’s all that matters. Douglas made the correct choice. Logic won out.

It wasn’t a large puddle on the floor by any means and a PSAL worker would have wiped it down after every point. Would someone have gotten injured slipping on the wet spot? Probably not. But it’s certainly not worth the risk either.

There are players who are going to get college scholarships on both teams. It would be heartbreaking to ruin that. And don’t even get me started on the potential for a lawsuit if someone were to get hut.

Postponing the match isn’t the worst thing in the world. Sure, the packed house of spectators, not to mention the players, left unhappy. Having the match Tuesday night would have been convenient for everyone, especially given how tough getting gym time now is with basketball season is just about here.

But the right thing to do, the safe thing to do was move the match. And that’s what the PSAL did. Hard to rip them for that.

mraimondi@nypost.com