The Capital Cougars will head out on the road to square off against the Huntington Highlanders at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
It was a proper cat-fight when Capital took on Clay County on Tuesday. Capital came out on top in a nail-biter against Clay County , sneaking past 2-1.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Capital who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 22-25, 25-16.
Capital's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Riana Berkley, who had nine digs and four aces, and Jada Fruit, who had four aces, three kills, and two blocks. Fruit is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Thursday Huntington sidestepped Russell for a 2-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Highlanders.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Huntington who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 14-25, 26-24.
The win got Capital back to even at 18-18-3. As for Huntington, their victory bumped their record up to 8-10-1.
Capital came up short against Huntington in their previous meeting back in September of 2022, falling 2-0. Can Capital avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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