Volleyball Recap: Villa Grove Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Oct 29, 2024, 8:12am

Volleyball Recap: Villa Grove Blue Devils vs. Cumberland Pirates

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Villa Grove was the 2-1 winner over Cumberland when they last played one another back in October of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Villa Grove Blue Devils fell just short of the Cumberland Pirates by a score of 2-1 on Thursday. The Blue Devils have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Villa Grove sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 27-25, 22-25, 25-18.

Even though they lost, Villa Grove was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.

Leah Gray was the offensive standout of the contest as she had 12 digs.

Villa Grove's loss dropped their record down to 9-17. As for Cumberland, with the victory, they broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 9-23-1.

Villa Grove has already played their next game, a 2-0 defeat against Georgetown-Ridge Farm on the 28th. As for Cumberland, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 2-0 loss against Teutopolis on the 28th.

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