Philomath drops league match in 4 sets vs. Cascade

The Philomath High School volleyball team avoided a sweep and pushed visiting Cascade to a fourth set before falling in the Oregon West Conference match on Tuesday evening. The Cougars took a 25-16, 25-20, 20-25, 25-16 win.

PHS senior Nora Stanley sends a kill through Cascade’s defense during Tuesday night’s match. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)

Philomath drops to 4-15 overall and 1-7 in the conference.

PHS senior Nora Stanley had a team-high 13 kills. Sophomore Alyssa Stanley finished with six kills and seven stuff blocks. Junior Luci Alley had four stuff blocks. And senior Cheyenne Adams had 11 assists.

The Cougars, which are sitting at No. 10 in the OSAA rankings, improved to 9-7 overall and 5-3 in the conference. Stayton leads the league at 8-0 with Central in second at 6-2 and Cascade in third.

Cascade also defeated Philomath in four sets in their first meeting on Oct. 1.

The Warriors will now turn their attention to senior night at 6 p.m. Thursday when Central pays a visit to the PHS gym.

Cascade 3, Philomath 1
Tuesday, Oct. 20, at Philomath HS

Teams (Record)	1	2	3	4
Cascade (9-7, 5-3)	25	25	21	25
Philomath (4-15, 1-7)	16	20	25	16

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