If Ashe County was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Hibriten last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Ashe County Huskies lost 3-0 to the Watauga Pioneers on Thursday. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Huskies haven't been shut out since back in August.
While Ashe County ultimately came up short, they really made Watauga work, particularly in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 26-24, 25-23.
Despite the loss, Ashe County still got an impressive performance from Alexis Rollins, who had nine digs.
Watauga's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Caroline Childers led the charge by getting 12 digs and two aces. Childers is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaitlyn Darner, who had 12 digs.
Ashe County's loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-2. As for Watauga, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-8 record this season.
As of now, neither Ashe County nor Watauga have any future games scheduled.
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