Veterans was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 2-0 to the Houston County Bears. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Bears this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 2-0 on Monday.
While Veterans ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 19 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-19.
Their offense was headlined by Lauryn Hays and Rebekah Fletcher, who picked up four kills apiece. They got some help from Grace Lamontagne and her nine assists. Odette Cardoso controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
Veterans' loss dropped their record down to 21-13. As for Houston County, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 20-12.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Veterans will challenge rival Northside at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Houston County is set to take on their familiar foe Thomas County Central at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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