Volleyball Preview: Union Spartans vs. North Duplin Rebels
Union and North Duplin are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2019, but not for long. The Union Spartans will be playing in front of their home fans against the North Duplin Rebels at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Union is looking for their season?s first win.
Union came up short against Rosewood on Thursday, falling 3-0.
After all that action, the final score was 25-15, 25-11, 25-10.
Meanwhile, North Duplin sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Lakewood on Thursday.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was North Duplin who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 20-25, 25-17, 22-25, 15-6.
North Duplin's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Carrly Strickland led the charge by getting seven digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave Strickland a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Iala Overton, who had six digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: North Duplin was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in ten consecutive games.
Union's loss dropped their record down to 0-12. As for North Duplin, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season.
Union beat North Duplin 3-1 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Does Union 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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