If Highlands was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Lloyd Memorial on Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Highlands Bluebirds fell 2-0 to the McCracken County Mustangs on Friday. The Bluebirds were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Mustangs apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in August of 2021.
Highlands was not able to win a set, but it sure wasn't from a lack of trying: every set was decided by three points or less. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-23.
Highlands lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Hayden Gessner, who had ten digs. Gessner is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last ten games she's played dating back to last season.
Highlands' loss dropped their record down to 15-6. As for McCracken County, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 18-4 record.
Highlands will be playing in front of their home fans against Campbell County at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Highlands is facing Campbell County at the right time seeing as Campbell County is stuck on a ten-game losing streak. As for McCracken County, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 2-1 win against Bob Jones on the 5th.
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