Highland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They were a single set away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-2 heartbreaker at the hands of the Craig County Rockets. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Rockets this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 on October 2nd.
Highland was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Craig County work for it, especially in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 27-25, 24-26, 19-25, 17-15.
Brooklyn Bussard paced Highland's offense, picking up 11 kills. Bussard got some help from Colleen Adams and her ten assists. Adams was also solid from the service line: she led the team with seven aces.
Highland's loss dropped their record down to 7-13. As for Craig County, with the win, they broke their four-match losing streak and moved their record to 4-14.
Highland wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 3-0 defeat against Parry McCluer on the 27th. As for Craig County, they have also already played their next match, a 3-0 loss against Bath County on the 27th.
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