Mitchell hasn't had much luck against Avery County recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Mountaineers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Vikings at 6:30 p.m. Avery County took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Mitchell, who comes in off a win.
Mitchell took a three-set loss the last time they faced off against Madison, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Mountaineers sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Patriots on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Mountaineers have posted since September 9th.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (103-102) Mitchell actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-25, 25-16, 14-25, 21-25, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Avery County lost 3-0 to Polk County on Thursday.
Avery County was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-23, 25-16.
Avery County's defeat dropped their record down to 10-8. As for Mitchell, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-12.
Mitchell couldn't quite get it done against Avery County when the teams last played back in September as they fell 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Vikings' Hallie Johnson, who had 32 assists and 24 digs. Now that the Mountaineers know the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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