Capital had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Gilmer County Titans. For the Cougars, this counts as revenge for the 2-1 defeat the Titans walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2023.
Capital easily took the first set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The final score came out to 25-7, 25-19.
Capital was led to victory by Riana Berkley and Jada Fruit. Berkley had eight digs and two aces, while Fruit had two aces, a kill, and 28 assists. Fruit is also on a roll when it comes to hitting percentage, as she's now posted at least one in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season.
Capital couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 48% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 21.3% earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 36.1%.
Capital has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 11-12-3 record this season. As for Gilmer County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-3.
Capital didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-1 loss against Parkersburg on the 5th. As for Gilmer County, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 2-0 victory against Notre Dame on the 8th.
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