Volleyball Recap: Rosebud-Lott Falls Short of Valley Mills in the Playoffs

By Team Reports Nov 6, 2024, 1:47pm

Volleyball Recap: Rosebud-Lott Cougars vs. Valley Mills Eagles

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Rosebud-Lott can now relate to. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Valley Mills Eagles on Tuesday. The Cougars were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Eagles apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September.

Rosebud-Lott started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-19, 25-15, 28-26.

Brightan Willberg paced Rosebud-Lott's offense, picking up 21 kills. Willberg got some help from Gracie Doskocil and her 41 assists. Brooklyn Ballard controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.

Rosebud-Lott has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 16-15 record this season. As for Valley Mills, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 21-21.

Rosebud-Lott does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Valley Mills, they will take on Axtell on Thursday. Axtell is coming into the game with six straight wins on the road, so Valley Mills will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.

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