Volleyball Recap: Smoky Valley Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Oct 30, 2024, 8:51am

Volleyball Recap: Smoky Valley Vikings vs. Hoisington Cardinals

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It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Smoky Valley can now relate to. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hoisington Cardinals on Saturday. The Vikings have struggled against the Cardinals recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.

While Smoky Valley was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-23.

Katja Blanchat paced Smoky Valley's offense, picking up 16 kills. Blanchat got some help from Ceeley Friesen and her 22 assists.

Smoky Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 20-20. As for Hoisington, the win (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 36-4.

Smoky Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Hoisington has already played their next contest, a 2-0 victory against Holcomb on the 26th.

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