Alma lost against Southern Valley two weeks ago, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Alma Cardinals fell just short of the Southern Valley Eagles by a score of 2-1. The Cardinals have struggled against the Eagles recently, as their game on Monday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Alma started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 15-25, 27-25, 25-17.
Despite the defeat, Alma saw an underclassman step up: Kamri Neal had ten digs.
Alma's loss dropped their record down to 19-10. As for Southern Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 16-12.
Alma does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Southern Valley, they will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Wilcox-Hildreth at 6:00 p.m. Southern Valley is facing Wilcox-Hildreth at the right time seeing as Wilcox-Hildreth is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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