Highlands is 1-9 against Cooper since October of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Highlands Bluebirds will be staying on the road to face off against the Cooper Jaguars at 7:00 p.m.
Highlands is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kentucky's top teams: Beechwood, who was ranked 18th in their home state at the time (Highlands was ranked 25th). Highlands took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Beechwood on Tuesday. The Bluebirds' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Highlands started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-27, 25-19, 25-20, 25-23.
Highlands' defeat came about despite a quality game from Ellie Mohr, who had 13 digs.
Meanwhile, Cooper posted their biggest win since September 10th on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Newport Central Catholic with a sharp 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Jaguars.
Cooper's got stronger as the match went on, holding Newport Central Catholic to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-14, 25-12.
Highlands' loss dropped their record down to 25-9. As for Cooper, their win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 10-16.
Highlands was able to grind out a solid victory over Cooper in their previous matchup two weeks ago, winning 2-0. Does Highlands have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cooper turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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