Spring Valley faced Cabell Midland in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Timberwolves fell just short of the Knights by a score of 2-1. Unfortunately, that's the fourth time they've come up short against the Knights this season, with their most recent defeat being a 2-0 loss two weeks ago.
Emma Edwards paced Spring Valley's offense, picking up 13 kills. Edwards got some help from Avery Ellis and her 16 assists. Ellis also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with Aubrey Rutherford, each putting up three.
Cabell Midland's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jillian Yost led the charge by getting 21 assists and ten digs. Yost has been hot for a while, having posted 18 or more assists the last 14 times she's played. Carley Brewster was another key player, getting nine digs and two aces.
Spring Valley's loss dropped their record down to 29-12-7. As for Cabell Midland, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 22 of their last 23 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 42-5-1 record this season.
Spring Valley has already played their next match (against St. Albans), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Cabell Midland does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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