Altha was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Holmes County Blue Devils. The Wildcats were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Blue Devils apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.
The final score came out to 25-13, 25-19, 12-25, 25-19.
Despite the loss, Altha still got an impressive performance from Reagan Roberts, who had 13 digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave Roberts a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Chelsea Edenfield, who had ten digs.
Emma Ward was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had 14 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Altha's loss dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Holmes County, their win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-9.
Altha will face off against Munroe at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Holmes County, they will take on Rutherford at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Rutherford is coming into the match with six straight defeats at home, meaning Holmes County will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory.
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