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| 09/09/25 - Away | 3-2 W |
| 10/16/24 - Away | 2-3 L |
| 09/10/24 - Home | 1-3 L |
| 10/05/23 - Home | 0-3 L |
| 09/12/23 - Away | 0-3 L |
| + 5 more games |
Avery County hadn't done well against Mountain Heritage recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Vikings skirted past the Cougars 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Vikings have posted against the Cougars since October 5, 2021.
Avery County was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (100-94), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-22, 13-25, 25-16, 15-12.
Caroline Hollifield paced Avery County's offense, picking up six kills. Hollifield got some help from Hallie Johnson and her 16 assists. Hollifield was also solid from the service line: she led the team with five aces.
Avery County's win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 7-3. As for Mountain Heritage, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-6.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Avery County is set to take on their familiar foe Hendersonville at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Mountain Heritage will challenge rival Mitchell at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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