It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Cuba/Spoon River Valley had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Midwest Central Raiders. The win was familiar territory for the Wildcats who have now won three games in a row.
Cuba/Spoon River Valley easily took the second set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-12.
Their offense was headlined by
Laynee Whitsitt and
Grace Yaste, who picked up eight kills apiece. They got some help from
Morgan Patterson and her eight assists.
Sam Thum controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Cuba/Spoon River Valley is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 25-7 record this season. As for Midwest Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-19.
Cuba/Spoon River Valley will challenge Peoria Heights at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Peoria Heights is coming into the matchup with three straight victories on the road, so Cuba/Spoon River Valley will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Midwest Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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