Volleyball Recap: Silverton Comes Up Short

If Silverton was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Woodburn on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Foxes fell just short of the Corvallis Spartans by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The loss continues a trend for the Foxes in their meetings with the Spartans: they've now lost four in a row.

Silverton actually scored more points across those five sets (111-98), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The final score came out to 30-28, 16-25, 12-25, 25-21, 15-12.

Kylie Kjall paced Silverton's offense, picking up 18 kills. Kjall got some help from Rylee McMillan and her 40 assists. McMillan was also solid from the service line: she led the team with five aces.

Silverton's defeat dropped their record down to 9-11. As for Corvallis, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 16-7.

Silverton does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Corvallis, they are taking a road trip to take on West Albany at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.