Volleyball Preview: Neuse Charter Cougars vs. North Duplin Rebels
Neuse Charter has won five straight games at home, while North Duplin has won five straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Neuse Charter Cougars will welcome the North Duplin Rebels at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Neuse Charter made easy work of Union and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Meanwhile, North Duplin beat Hobbton 3-1 on Tuesday.
The final score came out to 25-22, 23-25, 25-17, 25-19.
North Duplin relied on the efforts of Carrly Strickland, who had eight digs and six aces, and Iala Overton, who had 16 digs. With that strong performance, Strickland is now averaging an impressive 2.3 aces per game.
North Duplin was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in 13 consecutive games.
Neuse Charter is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. As for North Duplin, their win bumped their record up to 8-5.
Everything went Neuse Charter's way against North Duplin when the teams last played two weeks ago, as Neuse Charter made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Neuse Charter have another victory up their sleeve, or will North Duplin turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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