After flying high against Burns last Monday, Draughn came back down to earth. The Draughn Wildcats came up short against the Rosman Tigers on Thursday, falling 3-0. The Wildcats were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Tigers apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September.
Draughn was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Rosman work for it, especially in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 26-24, 25-23.
Several Wildcats players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Macy Auton, who had 14 digs.
Even though they lost, Draughn was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 21 consecutive games.
Leading Rosman to victory were Tristin Powell and Becca Queen. Powell had 22 digs, while Queen had eight digs and five aces. Those five aces gave Queen a new career-high.
Draughn has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-7 record this season. As for Rosman, they pushed their record up to 10-7 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Draughn will square off against Eastern Randolph at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Rosman, they will face off against Robbinsville at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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