After flying high against Lincolnton on Tuesday, Highland Tech came back down to earth. The Rams took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Draughn Wildcats on Wednesday. The Rams were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Wildcats apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2024.
Highland Tech actually scored more points across those four sets (92-91), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 15-25, 25-20, 26-24.
Josie Searby paced Highland Tech's offense, picking up 18 kills. Searby got some help from Carsyn Redmond and her 20 assists. Savana Brame controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
Highland Tech's defeat dropped their record down to 17-4. As for Draughn, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season.
Highland Tech does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Draughn, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against East Burke on the 9th.
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