Johnson County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They came up short against the Elizabethton Fighting Cyclones, falling 3-0. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Longhorns of the 3-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2023.
After all that action, the final score was 25-17, 25-17, 25-15.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Elizabethton to victory, but perhaps none more so than Zyleigh Bates, who had 18 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Bates has posted since two weeks ago. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Wilber, who had 18 kills and three blocks.
Johnson County's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Elizabethton, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 12-5.
Johnson County will host Patrick Henry at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Elizabethton, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 win vs. Chuckey-Doak on the 12th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
