Darlington lost against Cuba City back in September of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Darlington Redbirds lost 3-0 to the Cuba City Cubans. The loss continues a trend for the Redbirds in their matchups with the Cubans: they've now lost four in a row.
Darlington was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-16, 25-23.
Maddie Gratz paced Darlington's offense, picking up 13 kills. Gratz got some help from
Allie Andrews and her 20 assists.
Lilly Ritchie controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
Darlington's defeat dropped their record down to 16-13. As for Cuba City, they pushed their record up to 28-1 with the victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season.
Darlington wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 3-1 win against Mauston on the 22nd. Cuba City has also already played their next match, a 3-1 victory against Viroqua on the 24th.
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