Volleyball Preview: Huntington Highlanders vs. Cabell Midland Knights
Huntington has been on the road for three straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will host the Cabell Midland Knights at 5:30 p.m.
Huntington is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Shady Spring, who was ranked 15th in their home state at the time (Huntington was ranked 22nd). Huntington fell just short of Shady Spring by a score of 2-1 on Tuesday. The Highlanders haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, Cabell Midland had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Patriots. That three set margin sets a new team best for the Knights this season.
Huntington's loss dropped their record down to 6-8-1. As for Cabell Midland, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-5-2 record this season.
Huntington came up short against Cabell Midland in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 2-0. Can Huntington avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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