Owen is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Draughn is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Owen Warhorses will host the Draughn Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Owen will be strutting in after a victory while Draughn will be coming in after a loss.
Last Thursday, everything went Owen's way against Madison as Owen made off with a 3-0 win.
While Owen won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 28-26, 25-20.
Meanwhile, after a string of seven wins, Draughn's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They lost 3-0 to Patton. The matchup marked the first time this year in which the Wildcats were not able to get on the board.
The match came down to the wire multiple times:two sets needed extra rallies to declare a winner. The match finished with set scores of 32-30, 27-25, 25-21.
Even though they lost, Draughn was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 16 consecutive games.
Owen's victory bumped their record up to 8-4. As for Draughn, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-4.
Owen came up short against Draughn when the teams last played back in August, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Draughn's Macy Auton, who had 22 digs and four aces. Now that Owen knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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