Volleyball Recap: Whitehorse Comes Up Short

Whitehorse was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 3-1 to the Monument Valley Cougars. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Cougars this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-1 back in August.

Whitehorse was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Monument Valley work for it, especially in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 26-24, 18-25, 25-21.

Monument Valley was led to victory by Nizhoni Yazzie and Nay'Myia Morgan. Yazzie had nine digs and five aces, while Morgan had 13 digs and three aces. That's the most digs Yazzie has posted since back in September.

Whitehorse's loss dropped their record down to 11-10. As for Monument Valley, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-7-1 record this season.

Whitehorse wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Green River on the 22nd. As for Monument Valley, they have also already played their next contest, a 2-0 defeat against Rowland Hall on the 17th.