After a string of three wins, Highland's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell 3-1 to the Kankakee Valley Kougars. The Trojans haven't had much luck with the Kougars recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Highland started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-23, 25-19, 25-23.
When it comes to explaining why Highland lost, don't look at Julia Zamudio. Despite the final result, she had 13 digs and two aces. The dominant performance gave Zamudio a new career-high in aces.
Highland's loss dropped their record down to 10-14. As for Kankakee Valley, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season.
Highland didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 defeat against Hammond Bishop Noll on the 30th. Kankakee Valley has also already played their next game, a 2-0 loss against Crown Point on the 28th.
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