Volleyball Recap: Filer Comes Up Short

If Filer was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Buhl on Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Wildcats took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Kimberly Bulldogs on Tuesday. The Wildcats have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.

Filer was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Kimberly work for it, especially in the first set. The final score came out to 26-24, 22-25, 25-23, 25-12.

Brekk Bowman paced Filer's offense, picking up ten kills. Bowman got some help from Ruthie Bullock and her 15 assists. Finally, Jillian Price kept Filer's defense grounded, leading the team with six blocks.

Filer's defeat dropped their record down to 19-10. As for Kimberly, they pushed their record up to 18-7 with the win, which was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season.

Filer didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-1 victory against Buhl on the 21st. Hopefully Kimberly paid attention to the Wildcats' match: the next time they hit the field, they'll take on the Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.