Volleyball Recap: Highlands Takes a Loss

Highlands was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat dating back to last season. They were a single set away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-2 heartbreaker at the hands of the Andrews Wildcats. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Wildcats this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-2 on Tuesday.

Highlands took Andrews into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 24-26, 22-25, 25-21, 15-11.

Andrews' victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Chanteah Rattler, who had 23 digs, 16 kills, and seven aces. Rattler is crushing it when it comes to aces: she's served at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Kaiya Ellis was another key player, getting 13 digs and two aces.

Highlands' loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Andrews, their win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-1.

Highlands has already played their next matchup (against Murphy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Andrews, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-1 victory against Rosman on the 26th.