Mitchell hadn't done well against Mountain Heritage recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Mountaineers walked away with a 3-1 win over the Cougars. For the Mountaineers, this counts as revenge for the 3-0 victory the Cougars walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2024.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-16, 14-25, 25-23.
Regan Woodlief
| 09/11/25 vs Mountain Heritage | 4 |
| 09/09/25 vs North Buncombe | 2 |
| 09/04/25 vs Owen | 2 |
| 09/02/25 @ Polk County | 2 |
| 08/18/25 vs Unicoi County | 2 |
Mitchell was led to victory by Emma Sellers and Regan Woodlief. Sellers had five digs and four aces, while Woodlief had nine kills, seven digs, and four blocks. Those four blocks gave Woodlief a new career-high. Alexis Byrd also deserves some recognition as she had her first kills of the season.
Mitchell's win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 4-6. As for Mountain Heritage, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-7.
Mitchell and Mountain Heritage could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings. The Mountaineers (ranked 447th) will meet McDowell (ranked 206th) at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Mountain Heritage will square off against Hendersonville at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank disadvantage (382 vs. 185).
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