Volleyball Game Preview: Chapel Hill Tigers vs. Reagan Raiders

The Chapel Hill Tigers will take on the Reagan Raiders in a tournament on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Chapel Hill sitting on four straight wins and Reagan on three.

Chapel Hill had to skate by with only a one-set margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the three-set drubbing they dealt Carrboro two weeks ago. The Tigers were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Jaguars.

Chapel Hill never let Carrboro on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-12, 25-22.

Meanwhile, with a playoff win on the line, Reagan rose to the challenge on Monday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Wildcats.

Reagan had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-18, 25-14, 25-23.

Chapel Hill's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-1. As for Reagan, their victory bumped their record up to 19-8.