Volleyball Preview: Cuba Wildcats vs. Linn Wildcats
The Cuba Wildcats's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Linn Wildcats at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Cuba came up short against Viburnum on Wednesday, falling 3-0.
Cuba was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Viburnum work for it, especially in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-21, 27-25.
Meanwhile, Linn had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They had just enough and edged the Indians out 3-2.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (103-101) Linn actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-21, 16-25, 20-25, 15-9.
Linn's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kendra Robinson led the charge by getting seven digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Linn was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in four consecutive games.
Cuba's defeat dropped their record down to 6-11-1. As for Linn, they pushed their record up to 13-6-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Cuba came up short against Linn when the teams last played back in September, falling 3-1. Can Cuba avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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