Volleyball Preview: Highland Tech Rams vs. Draughn Wildcats
Highland Tech is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Draughn is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Highland Tech Rams will host the Draughn Wildcats at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Highland Tech was able to grind out a solid victory over East Gaston, taking the game 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 17-25, 25-19, 25-14.
Highland Tech 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 seven aces in 19 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Draughn beat Owen 3-1 back in September.
Draughn had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-22, 25-20, 25-16.
Macy Auton and Allyson Auton were among the main playmakers for Draughn as the former had 24 digs and two aces and the latter had four digs and two aces. Allyson is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Highland Tech's win bumped their record up to 20-1. As for Draughn, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season.
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