Cuba/Spoon River Valley unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of the ROWVA/Williamsfield Cougars by a score of 2-1 on Wednesday. The Wildcats were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Cougars apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2024.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Cuba/Spoon River Valley sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final score came out to 25-17, 17-25, 25-21.
ROWVA/Williamsfield was led to victory by Maddi McGarry and Ella Rigg. McGarry had six digs and two aces, while Rigg had seven digs and one assist. Those six digs gave McGarry a new career-high.
ROWVA/Williamsfield's win was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 1-1.
Coming up, Cuba/Spoon River Valley will host Farmington at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The game will give the Wildcats their first taste of in-conference action this season. As for ROWVA/Williamsfield, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 2-0 victory against Monmouth United on the 28th.
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