Knightdale was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 33rd straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 3-0 to the Heritage Huskies. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Knights of the 3-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2023.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-8, 25-6, 25-11.
Knightdale's loss came despite strong showings from Calise Jenkins and Natalie Yount. Jenkins had 25 digs, while Yount had 20 digs. With that strong performance, Yount is now averaging an impressive 13.5 digs per game.
Heritage can attribute much of their success to Taylor Vrba, who had eight aces. The dominant performance gave Vrba a new career-high in aces.
Knightdale's loss dropped their record down to 0-12. As for Heritage, they pushed their record up to 11-4 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Knightdale will square off against Rolesville at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Knightdale is facing Rolesville at the right time seeing as Rolesville is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for Heritage, they will challenge Wake Forest at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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