Prep Volleyball Roundup: R.A. Long falls in five at Washougal
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The Lumberjills had Washougal on the ropes, Tuesday night, in their 2A Greater St. Helens League volleyball affair, but the visitors could not maintain their momentum in a five-set loss. R.A. Long jumped out to a two set lead before falling off hard down the stretch with scores of 23-25, 23-25, 25-15, 25-10 and 15-10.
Jillian Woodruff led R.A. Long with nine kills, eight assists, and eight digs. Lyla Khlee added seven assists, five kills and one ace, while Alauna Brown contributed five digs and four kills. Eve Huhta also played well with 10 digs on the night.
“We were able to come back from deficits in the first sets but struggled to put the pieces together in the next three,” R.A. Long coach Whitney Nailon said. “Lyla and Jillian do a great job with being versatile and adjusting with whatever we need, it’s nice to be able to move things around the way we can.”
That loss dropped the Lumberjills to a .500 record in 2A GSHL play after opening up their league slate with a sweep over Hudson’s Bay last Thursday by scores of 25-7, 25-19, 25-15.
Woodruff was at the heart of the action for the Jills in that league opener, as well, posting 11 kills and seven assists with a 2.6 score on her serve receive play. Ryane Hayes added five kills and nine aces, while Khlee put up 13 assists with four kills and five aces.
The Lumberjills are also 1-1 in non-league play after sweeping Centralia (25-18, 27-25, 25-14) on the road to open the season and then falling at Tumwater (22-25, 25-11, 25-15, 25-10) in their encore.
In the win over Centralia the Jills saw Macy Graichen post eight kills and three digs, while Khlee put up a dozen assists, five aces and two digs. Woodruff added five kills to go with 11 assists, six digs, two aces and one block.
In the loss at Tumwater the Jills were led by Huhta’s 13 digs on defense, while Graichen put up six digs and six kills.
R.A. Long (2-2, 1-1 league) will host Hockinson at The Lumberdome on Thursday at 7 p.m.
Tuesday Scores
Woodland 3, Hudson's Bay 0
Washougal 3, R.A. Long 2
Hockinson 3, Mark Morris 1
La Center 3, Kalama 0
Stevenson 3, Castle Rock 0
Raymond-South Bend 3, Toledo 2
Morton-White Pass 3, Winlock 0
Napavine 3, Toutle Lake 1
Willapa Valley 3, Naselle 2
Clatskanie 3, Gaston 0