HUMBOLDT — A back-and-forth volleyball match filled with a number of close calls fell in favor of the visitors Tuesday evening.
Humboldt High’s volleyball squad battled Fredonia High in three straight hotly contested sets, but wound up dropping two of the three in a 23-25, 25-23, 25-22 defeat.
The Lady Cubs also dropped two straight sets to highly regarded Burlington High, 25-19, 25-15.
“We played hard and made them work for the win,” Humboldt head coach Stephanie Splechter said.
Sherri Middleton pounded down 11 kills for Humboldt in the Fredonia match, to go along with 4 blocks and two points. Anna Setter and Rachel Taylor shared high-scoring honors with seven sets apiece. Setter also had three aces, 23 set assists and a dig. Taylor also had a kill and two digs.
Breanna Kline chipped in with six points, three aces and five kills to go with a set assist. Kayle Riebel had nine kills, two points and a dig on defense. Haley Riebel had two points and a dig. Delaney Umholtz chipped in with a point, while Kasey Beeman had a kill and a dig.
The scoring wasn’t as prolific against Burlington. Kline had five kills, two aces, a dig and two points. Middleton had four kills and three points. Taylor had four points and a dig. Kline and Kayle Riebel delivered five and four kills, respectively. Setter had 11 assists, a dig and a point. Haley Reibel also had four kills, a service ace and a point. Kline served up two points, both on aces.
The Lady Cubs travel to Fredonia Saturday to begin play in the Kansas Class 3A substate playoffs. Seedings and matchups were to be announced today.
Lady Cubs come up short
