Volleyball Recap: Branson Comes Up Short

After flying high against Reeds Spring on Tuesday, Branson came back down to earth. The Pirates fell just short of the Webb City Cardinals by a score of 2-1 on Friday. The Pirates haven't had much luck with the Cardinals recently, as the team has come up short the last nine times they've met.

In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Branson sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 25-10, 15-25, 25-9.

Emma Skoglund paced Branson's offense, picking up ten kills. Skoglund got some help from Erinn Swofford and her 21 assists.

Webb City's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Allison Collard, who had 11 digs and four aces. Those 11 digs gave Collard a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Avery Gardener, who had 17 digs and one assist.

Branson's defeat dropped their record down to 12-7-4. As for Webb City, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 7-5 record this season.

Branson didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-0 loss against Willard on the 19th. As for Webb City, they will take on Kickapoo at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.