Volleyball Recap: Independence's Winning Streak Snapped at Three Games

By Team Reports Apr 22, 2025, 1:14am

Volleyball Recap: Independence 76ers vs. Walnut Ridge Scots

76ers

Previous 5 Games

04/15/25 @ Walnut Ridge1-3
04/14/25 vs Linden-McKinley3-0
04/10/25 vs Eastmoor Academy3-1
04/07/25 @ Linden-McKinley3-0
04/03/25 @ West0-3

If Independence was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Linden-McKinley on Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The 76ers fell 3-1 to the Walnut Ridge Scots on Tuesday. The 76ers' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

Independence started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The final score came out to 16-25, 25-18, 28-26, 25-18.

Thomas Aubrey paced Independence's offense, picking up 11 kills. Aubrey got some help from Algenis Castano and his 11 assists. Ponchai Phoneprakaikeo controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.

Independence now has a losing record of 4-5. As for Walnut Ridge, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-5.

Independence has already played their next game, a 3-1 defeat against Briggs on the 17th. Walnut Ridge has also already played their next contest (against West), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.

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