Volleyball Recap: Mountain Heritage Edges Past Mitchell

Mitchell was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were two sets away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-2 heartbreaker at the hands of the Mountain Heritage Cougars.

Mitchell wouldn't go down easily and took Mountain Heritage into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final set scores wound up at 25-19, 25-19, 24-26, 19-25, 15-11.

Addison Gregory paced Mitchell's offense, picking up 24 kills. Gregory got some help from Lanie Miller and her 35 assists. Gregory was also solid from the service line: she led the team with five aces.

Halle Alexander had another great game (as she tends to do), getting 37 assists, 16 digs, eight kills, eight aces, and a solo block for Mountain Heritage. Another player making a difference was Maggie Neill, who had 15 digs, 13 kills, and a solo block.

Mitchell's loss dropped their record down to 9-9. Mountain Heritage (11-7) has been on a roll lately: they've now won three of their last four matchups.

Mitchell has already played their next contest, a 3-2 victory against Madison on the 8th. As for Mountain Heritage, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 defeat against Hendersonville on the 8th.