Croatan was the 3-0 winner over Dixon when they last played one another back in September, but their luck changed this time around. The Croatan Cougars fell just short of the Dixon Bulldogs by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Cougars' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Croatan took Dixon into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 15-25, 25-21, 25-17, 24-26, 18-16.
Croatan's loss dropped their record down to 13-8. As for Dixon, their record now sits at 7-14.
Croatan does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Dixon, they will square off against Richlands at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Richlands is coming into the matchup with five straight victories on the road, so Dixon will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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