Polk County ensured itself Thursday of no worse than a second-place finish in the Western Highlands Conference volleyball race, defeating Avery in straight sets in Newland.
The Wolverines earned a 25-13, 25-18, 25-14 win over the Vikings, improving their record to 13-5, 9-1. Mountain Heritage, currently in third place in the WHC, has four conference losses and thus cannot catch Polk County, who trails first-place Hendersonville by a game.
Avery dropped to 8-7 overall, 4-5 with the loss.
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Sarah Phipps had 13 kills and 12 digs for the Wolverines. Kara Overholt had nine kills, 25 assists and 16 digs, with Ashley Love adding eight kills. Cameron Capozzi had 12 digs and Lily Owens had 13 digs.
Polk County returns home on Tuesday for a non-conference match, hosting Enka, with junior varsity play beginning at 4:30 p.m.[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/123456789[/vimeo]
