Volleyball Recap: Friday's Victory Is Highlands' Ninth in Last 11 Outings

By Team Reports Oct 6, 2024, 7:17pm

Volleyball Recap: Highlands Bluebirds vs. Greenwood Gators

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After losing to Greenwood the last time they met, Highlands decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Highlands Bluebirds won by a set and slipped past the Greenwood Gators 2-1.

Highlands had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-23, 25-17.

Highlands was led to victory by Hayden Gessner and Ava Muzumdar. Gessner had 16 digs, while Muzumdar had five digs and 11 assists. Gessner is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last 11 games she's played dating back to last season.

Highlands has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Greenwood, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 14-12 record.

Highlands didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-0 victory against Cooper on the 5th. As for Greenwood, they will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Central Hardin at 2:00 p.m.

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