After flying high against Byers on Saturday, Yuma came back down to earth. The Outlaws took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Sedgwick County Cougars on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Outlaws in their meetings with the Cougars: they've now lost seven in a row.
Yuma started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The final score came out to 24-26, 25-19, 25-14, 25-23.
Taryn Sheffield paced Yuma's offense, picking up ten kills. Sheffield got some help from Bailey Nighswonger and her 17 assists. Sheffield also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with Aubrey Black, each putting up two.
Yuma's loss dropped their record down to 8-12. As for Sedgwick County, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 13-4.
Yuma and Sedgwick County could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Colorado Rankings. The Outlaws (ranked 133rd) will meet Holyoke (ranked 20th) at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Sedgwick County will take on Merino at 6:00 p.m. on Friday with a big rank disadvantage (53 vs. 10).
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