Volleyball Recap: Cheney Cardinals vs. Goddard Lions
After a string of nine wins, Cheney's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell 2-0 to the Goddard Lions. The Cardinals were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Lions apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September of 2023.
The 2-0 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by exactly two points. The final score came out to 28-26, 25-23.
Cheney's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kenadi Thome, who had ten digs and two aces. That's the most aces Thome has posted in her last eight contests. Another player making a difference was Adelle Fouquet, who had eight digs and two aces.
Cheney's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 26-5. As for Goddard, with the victory, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 13-17.
Cheney has already played their next game, a 2-0 win against Kingman on the 21st. As for Goddard, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 2-0 defeat against Andover on the 19th.
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