After flying high against North Buncombe on Thursday, Mountain Heritage came back down to earth. The Cougars fell just short of the Erwin Warriors by a score of 3-2 on Monday. The Cougars were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Warriors apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in August of 2018.
Mountain Heritage took Erwin into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking six-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-15, 16-25, 22-25, 15-9.
Maggie Neil paced Mountain Heritage's offense, picking up ten kills. Neil got some help from Halle Alexander and her 18 assists. Khloe Honeycutt controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
Mountain Heritage's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Erwin, the victory (which was their fourth in a row dating back to last season) raised their record to 3-0.
Mountain Heritage wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 3-1 loss against McDowell on the 19th. As for Erwin, they have also already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Tuscola on the 19th.
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