Volleyball Recap: Fatima Comes Up Short

If Fatima was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of California on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Comets fell just short of the Capital City Cavaliers by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday. The Comets have struggled against the Cavaliers recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.

Fatima actually scored more points across those five sets (103-102), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The final score came out to 19-25, 25-19, 25-23, 18-25, 15-11.

Alayna Backes paced Fatima's offense, picking up 16 kills. Backes got some help from Lily Kempker and her 36 assists. Finally, Backes was also a dominant defender, finishing with a team-high three blocks.

Fatima's defeat dropped their record down to 22-7-1. As for Capital City, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 10-15-2 record this season.

Fatima didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 loss against St. Francis Borgia on the 16th. As for Capital City, they will head out on the road to take on Camdenton at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday.