Volleyball Recap: Mountain Heritage Cougars vs. Avery County Vikings
Mountain Heritage won the last time they faced Avery County, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Mountain Heritage Cougars came out on top against the Avery County Vikings by a score of 3-1.
Mountain Heritage was staring down a 1-1 deficit headed into the third set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 19-25, 25-23, 25-18.
Mountain Heritage was led to victory by Sydney Styles and Callie Capps. Styles had 23 digs, while Capps had 14 digs, four aces, and a kill. That's the most aces Capps has posted since back in October of 2023.
Mountain Heritage was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in four consecutive matches.
Mountain Heritage's victory bumped their record up to 3-5. As for Avery County, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-6 record this season.
Mountain Heritage will face off against Mitchell at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mitchell is coming into the matchup with three straight wins on the road, so Mountain Heritage will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Avery County, they will square off against Madison at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Avery County is facing Madison at the right time seeing as Madison is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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