Cocke County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 18th straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 3-0 to the Morristown-Hamblen East Hurricanes. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Hurricanes this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 on September 2nd.
Cocke County was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-18, 25-21.
Celeste McNealy paced Cocke County's offense, picking up nine kills. McNealy got some help from Kate Kickliter and her 16 assists. McNealy was also solid from the service line: she led the team with two aces.
Leading Morristown-Hamblen East to victory were Tori Johnson and McKinli Bullington. Johnson had 19 assists and eight digs, while Bullington had ten digs and three aces. Johnson is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 19 or more in each of the last 11 games she's played dating back to last season.
Cocke County's defeat dropped their record down to 0-16. As for Morristown-Hamblen East, with the victory, they broke their three-match losing streak and moved their record to 7-3.
Cocke County didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 loss against West Greene on the 22nd. As for Morristown-Hamblen East, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-1 win against Greeneville on the 22nd.
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