HUMBOLDT — Humboldt High’s volleyball team saw its winning streak snapped, but still picked up a split Tuesday.
The Lady Cubs defeated visiting Cherryvale in straight sets, 25-16 and 25-21, but fell to Eureka in two, 25-20 and 25-21.
The Lady Cubs entered the night on a nine-game winning streak.
Humboldt will be in Neodesha Saturday for tournament action before wrapping up the regular season next Tuesday at Fredonia, with Bluestem also a part of the evening’s competition.
Humboldt head coach Terry Meadows said faulty serving played a role in the loss to a talented Tornado squad.
“They were a very good team,” he said. “When you miss that many serves to a good team, you won’t win. I thought we stayed in rallies, but could not find a way to put it away when we needed to.”
Jessica Myers led Humboldt with six kills, two aces and three digs, while Jada Dangerfield and Kady Hart had three kills each. Kirsten Kobold also had a pair of aces. Kirstyn Murrow and Kenisyn Hottenstein added nine and seven assists, respectively. Dangerfield had two blocks. Dangerfield and Murrow also had three digs.
The outlook was much brighter after the win against Cherryvale, but Meadows still saw room for improvement.
“We played well enough to win, but still not our best,” he said. “I was pleased with our attitudes throughout the entire match, even when we were down, and that was nice to see.”
Myers and Murrow had four and three kills to pace Humboldt’s attack. Myers and Isabelle Murrow both had two aces. Nautianna Goforth registered two blocks. Hottenstein and Kirstyn Murrow had six and five blocks, respectively. Kirstyn Murrow also had three digs..
