Hibriten hasn't had much luck against Ashe County recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Hibriten Panthers will welcome the Ashe County Huskies at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Thursday, it was close, but Hibriten sidestepped Wilkes Central for a 3-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
Meanwhile, Ashe County came tearing into Wednesday's match with three straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Cougars.
After all that action, the final score was 26-24, 25-22, 25-21.
Ashe County can attribute much of their success to Alexis Rollins, who had 13 digs. Rollins is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.
Ashe County was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 14 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Hibriten has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Ashe County, they pushed their record up to 11-1 with that victory, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season.
Hibriten might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Ashe County in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Hibriten avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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