After flying high against Maple Heights on Wednesday, Chaney came back down to earth. The Cowboys lost 3-0 to the Struthers Wildcats on Thursday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Wildcats this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 back in August.
The final score came out to 25-13, 25-11, 25-15.
Salsabeel Al-Kara'In paced Chaney's offense, picking up five kills. Al-Kara'In got some help from Raiyan Al-Kara'In and her six assists. Salsabeel was also solid from the service line: she led the team with two aces.
Struthers' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jaylynn Sherred, who had eight digs and five aces. Those five aces gave Sherred a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Trynyty Nail, who had 11 digs.
Chaney has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost five of their last six matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-9 record this season. As for Struthers, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-9.
Chaney has already played their next contest (against McKinley), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Struthers, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 3-0 loss against Memorial on the 22nd.
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