Volleyball Preview: Lake Norman Charter Knights vs. South Point Red Raiders
The Lake Norman Charter Knights and the South Point Red Raiders are set to duel on Tuesday. Lake Norman Charter will be looking to keep their 24-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Lake Norman Charter is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Carson just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell 3-1 to the Cougars.
While Lake Norman Charter ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-17, 17-25, 25-23.
South Point aren't just finding success at home, as their game on Tuesday extended their overall winning streak to four. They blew past North Gaston 3-0.
South Point never let North Gaston on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-5, 25-11, 27-25.
South Point was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in three consecutive contests.
Lake Norman Charter's loss dropped their record down to 20-2. As for South Point, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 12-10 record this season.
Lake Norman Charter took their win against South Point in their previous matchup back in October of 2016 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Lake Norman Charter repeat their success, or does South Point have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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