Volleyball Recap: Carrboro picks up fourth straight win at home

By Team Reports Oct 2, 2024, 5:15am

Volleyball Recap: Carrboro Jaguars vs. Southern School of Energy and Sustainability Spartans

Carrboro came tearing into Tuesday's match with 11 straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Southern School of Energy and Sustainability Spartans with a sharp 3-0 win. The Jaguars have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Spartans, too.

Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Carrboro took every set by at least 18 points. The final score came out to 25-5, 25-7, 25-7.

Camille Rucker was a one-man wrecking crew for Carrboro as she had seven aces and four digs. The dominant performance gave Rucker a new career-high in aces. Another player making a difference was Rudy VanGelder, who had five aces, two kills, and 31 assists.

Carrboro couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 58.3% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 0% earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 36.7%.

Carrboro's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-4. As for Southern School of Energy and Sustainability, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-10 record this season.

A feisty cat fight will be fought when Jaguars challenges Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Southern School of Energy and Sustainability, they will welcome Granville Central at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.

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