Volleyball Recap: Yorktown Takes a Loss

By Team Reports Sep 29, 2024, 1:11pm

Volleyball Recap: Yorktown Patriots vs. Woodson Cavaliers

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After flying high against Fairfax last Monday, Yorktown came back down to earth. The Yorktown Patriots fell just short of the Woodson Cavaliers by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Patriots in their matchups with the Cavaliers: they've now lost five in a row.

Yorktown wouldn't go down easily and took Woodson into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking seven-point loss. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-20, 20-25, 20-25, 15-8.

Woodson's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Abbielynn Sayas, who had six digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave Sayas a new career-high in aces.

The loss snapped Yorktown's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 5-8 record. As for Woodson, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-5.

Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Washington-Liberty the next time they take the court. Yorktown will host Washington-Liberty at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, while Woodson will host them at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.

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