If Douglas County was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Ponderosa on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Huskies fell 3-1 to the Heritage Eagles on Thursday. The Huskies have struggled against the Eagles recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Douglas County started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-18, 25-14, 25-23.
Reese Millar paced Douglas County's offense, picking up 15 kills. Millar got some help from Ady Millar and her 26 assists. Addi Bradford controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
Leading Heritage to victory were Avery Samson and Maddy Davis. Samson had 14 digs and one assist, while Davis had four digs and two aces. The dominant performance also gave Davis a new career-high in assists (18). Breck Deruiter also deserves some recognition as she had her first block of the season.
Douglas County's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Heritage, their win was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 6-4.
Douglas County wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 3-1 victory against Regis Jesuit on the 23rd. As for Heritage, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 win against ThunderRidge on the 23rd.
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