Heritage was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat dating back to last season. They were a single set away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-2 heartbreaker at the hands of the Millbrook Wildcats. The Huskies were not able to make up for their loss to the Wildcats from their previous meeting back in October of 2024.
Heritage actually scored more points across those five sets (102-98), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 23-25, 25-19, 10-25, 15-10.
Grace Winterbone paced Heritage's offense, picking up 21 kills. Winterbone got some help from Megan Bailey and her 18 assists. Winterbone was also solid from the service line: she led the team with four aces.
Millbrook was led to victory by Lauren Lanzieri and Brooklyn Bourquin. Lanzieri had 22 digs and two aces, while Bourquin had ten digs and one assist. Those two aces gave Lanzieri a new career-high.
Heritage's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Millbrook, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Heritage didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-1 loss against Leesville Road on the 25th. As for Millbrook, they have also already played their next contest, a 2-0 victory against Providence Day on the 22nd.
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