Cuba City and Darlington squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Cuba City had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Redbirds by a score of 3-2. The Cubans were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Redbirds earlier this season, when they won 3-0.
Cuba City wouldn't go down easily and took Darlington into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-23, 25-20, 25-27, 17-15.
Maya Misky paced Cuba City's offense, picking up 19 kills. Misky got some help from Emersyn Niles and her 45 assists. Misky also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with Aly Ingersoll, each putting up four.
Darlington can attribute much of their success to Camryn Andrews, who had 22 assists and six digs. Those 22 assists gave Andrews a new career-high.
Cuba City's loss dropped their record down to 24-14. As for Darlington, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 19-15.
Cuba City does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Darlington, they have already played their next match, a 3-0 defeat against Marshall on the 25th.
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