Huntington hasn't had much luck against Central Heights recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Huntington Red Devils will venture away from home to square off against the Central Heights Blue Devils at 6:30 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Huntington is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Leon just ended the team's nine-game winning streak on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to the Cougars. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Red Devils have suffered since October 31, 2023.
Huntington was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 27-25, 25-13.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Central Heights' good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They came up short against Crawford, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Blue Devils have suffered against the Pirates since November 2, 2019.
While Central Heights had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 20 points in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-21, 25-20, 25-20.
Huntington's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-16. As for Central Heights, their defeat dropped their record down to 28-6.
Huntington suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Central Heights in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Central Heights' Emory Muckleroy, who had 15 digs and two aces. Now that Huntington knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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