Volleyball Game Preview: Draughn Hits the Road

By Team Reports Sep 19, 2024, 12:11am

Volleyball Preview: Draughn Wildcats vs. Mountain Heritage Cougars

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The Draughn Wildcats will venture away from home to take on the Mountain Heritage Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Draughn will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.

Last Tuesday, Draughn got the win against NCSSM: Morganton by a conclusive 3-0.

Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Draughn took every set by at least 13 points. The final score came out to 25-10, 25-9, 25-12.

Draughn was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 14 consecutive matchups.

Meanwhile, Mountain Heritage didn't have quite enough to beat Madison on Tuesday and fell 3-2. The Cougars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Mountain Heritage took Madison into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking eight-point loss. After all that action, the final score was 25-16, 21-25, 16-25, 25-16, 15-7.

Draughn pushed their record up to 11-3 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Mountain Heritage, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-7.

Draughn took their win against Mountain Heritage in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Draughn repeat their success, or does Mountain Heritage have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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