Volleyball Recap: Yarmouth Takes a Loss

Yarmouth lost against Cape Elizabeth back in October of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Clippers fell just short of the Capers by a score of 3-2. While the Clippers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Capers 25-15 in the first set.

Yarmouth started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 15-25, 18-25, 25-23, 25-23, 17-15.

Grace Keaney paced Yarmouth's offense, picking up 15 kills. Keaney got some help from Sutton Yi and her 29 assists. Ella Cameron controlled things from the service line, finishing with seven aces.

This is the second loss in a row for Yarmouth and nudges their season record down to 2-3. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 4-0 Greely (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 83.3% over those games). As for Cape Elizabeth, they now have a winning record of 2-1.

We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Yarmouth is set to face off against their familiar foe Washington Academy at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Cape Elizabeth will take on rival Greely at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday.