Volleyball Recap: Yuma Turns Things Around After Road Loss

By Team Reports Oct 24, 2024, 9:35am

Volleyball Recap: Yuma Outlaws vs. Holyoke Dragons

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There's no place like home for Yuma, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Holyoke Dragons on Friday. For the Outlaws, this counts as revenge for the 3-0 defeat the Dragons walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September.

Yuma had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 21-25, 25-20, 25-16, 15-8.

Yuma was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in three consecutive games.

Yuma's record is now 8-12. As for Holyoke, their loss dropped their record down to 8-11.

Yuma will face off against Wray at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Holyoke has already played their next contest, a 3-0 defeat against Sedgwick County on the 22nd.

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