Volleyball Preview: Ashe County Huskies vs. Watauga Pioneers
Ashe County is 2-8 against Watauga since August of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Ashe County Huskies are on the road again to play the Watauga Pioneers at 6:00 p.m. Watauga took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Ashe County, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, Ashe County made easy work of Hibriten and carried off a 3-0 win.
The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-21, 25-11.
Meanwhile, Watauga came up short against Alexander Central on Tuesday and fell 3-1. While the Pioneers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Cougars 25-17 in the first set.
Watauga started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 28-26, 25-21, 25-19.
Ashe County pushed their record up to 17-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. As for Watauga, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-8.
Everything went Ashe County's way against Watauga in their previous meeting back in September, as Ashe County made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ashe County since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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