Cheney was the 2-1 winner over Little River when they last played one another back in September of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Cardinals took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Redskins on Thursday.
Cheney was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Little River work for it, especially in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 27-25.

Kenadi Thome
09/04/25 vs Little River | 18 |
09/04/25 @ Nickerson | 13 |
09/02/25 @ Eisenhower | 17 |
09/02/25 @ Arkansas City | 9 |
08/30/25 vs Clay Center | 4 |
+ 3 more games |
Kenadi Thome and Carter Pipkin certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Thome had 18 digs, while Pipkin had seven assists and four digs. With that strong performance, Thome is now averaging an impressive 10.8 digs per game. Lucy Fouquet also deserves some recognition as she had her first kill of the season.
Among those leading the charge was Adelynne Strecker, who had 15 digs.
Cheney's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Little River, they pushed their record up to 2-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Cheney has already played their next game (against Hesston), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Little River, they have also already played their next contest, a 2-0 win against Nickerson on the 4th.
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