Volleyball Recap: East Gaston's Victory on Wednesday Extends Winning Streak to 11 + How To Watch

By Team Reports Oct 23, 2025, 10:54am

Volleyball Recap: East Gaston Warriors vs. Highland Tech Rams

HOW TO WATCH: This match can be replayed on the NFHS Network, the official streaming partner of the NC High School Athletic Assn. (NCHSAA) & Highland Tech High School. Watch Full Replay

Warriors

Previous Games

10/15/25 @ Highland Tech3-2
10/14/25 vs Burns3-1
10/13/25 vs West Lincoln3-0
10/09/25 vs Stuart W. Cramer3-0
10/08/25 @ South Point3-2
+ 6 more games

East Gaston hadn't done well against Highland Tech recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. The Warriors came out on top in a nail-biter against the Rams, sneaking past 3-2. The victory was familiar territory for the Warriors, who have now won 11 matchups in a row.

It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day East Gaston got the one that really mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 22-25, 25-19, 11-25, 15-10.

East Gaston was led to victory by Cooper Payne and Emma Horneman. Payne had 24 digs and three assists, while Horneman had 18 digs. Payne is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in each of the last 20 games she's played.

East Gaston's win bumped their record up to 24-4. As for Highland Tech, their defeat ended a 12-match streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-5.

East Gaston wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss against Pisgah on the 21st. As for Highland Tech, they have also already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Gray Stone Day on the 21st.

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