Volleyball Recap: Viburnum Takes a Loss

Viburnum was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to the Cuba Wildcats. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Wildcats this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 back in September.

While Viburnum was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-23, 25-13.

Jadelyn Barton paced Viburnum's offense, picking up six kills. Barton got some help from Haylee Barton and her six assists. Clara Gibbs controlled things from the service line, finishing with five aces.

Cuba can attribute much of their success to Brooke Echols, who had 12 assists and ten digs. That's the most digs Echols has posted since back in September. The team also got some help courtesy of Allison Heads, who had 11 assists and five digs.

Viburnum's loss dropped their record down to 3-18. As for Cuba, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 11-7-1.

Viburnum has already played their next contest (against Bourbon), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Cuba, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-1 win against Grandview on the 9th.