Volleyball Preview: Croatan Cougars vs. White Oak Vikings
Croatan has gone 8-0 against White Oak recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Croatan Cougars will head out to take on the White Oak Vikings at 6:00 p.m. Croatan is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Croatan lost 3-0 to J.H. Rose on Wednesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Rampants: they've now lost eight in a row.
After all that action, the final score was 25-18, 25-14, 25-12.
Meanwhile, White Oak didn't have done well against Dixon recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. White Oak was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Dixon.
The 3-0 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by three points or less. The final score came out to 26-24, 25-23, 25-23.
White Oak was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in ten consecutive games dating back to last season.
Croatan's loss dropped their record down to 7-6. As for White Oak, their record now sits at 6-3.
Everything went Croatan's way against White Oak when the teams last played back in October of 2023 as Croatan made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Croatan since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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