Volleyball Recap: Cottondale picks up sixth straight win at home

By Team Reports Sep 23, 2024, 6:05am

Volleyball Recap: Cottondale Hornets vs. Vernon Yellowjackets

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Cottondale entered their tilt with Vernon on Thursday with ten consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 11. They blew past the Vernon Yellowjackets 3-0. That's more bragging rights for the Hornets, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Cottondale took every set by at least 14 points. The final score came out to 25-9, 25-11, 25-9.

Cottondale was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 14.2.

Cottondale pushed their record up to 11-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Vernon, they are on a 19-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-12.

Cottondale will be playing at home against Wewahitchka at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Wewahitchka will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Cottondale surely won't give up without a fight. As for Vernon, they will face off against Laurel Hill at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Vernon is facing Laurel Hill at the right time seeing as Laurel Hill is stuck on a six-game losing streak.

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