Volleyball Preview: Louisburg Warriors vs. Carrboro Jaguars
On Thursday Louisburg will have to hit the road after five straight games at home. They will venture away from home to face off against the Carrboro Jaguars at 5:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Louisburg and South Granville met for a duel on Wednesday where Louisburg came out on top. Louisburg took their contest against South Granville 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-19, 17-25, 27-25.
Meanwhile, Carrboro had already won 17 in a row and they went ahead and made it 18 on Wednesday. They blew past the Bulldogs 3-0.
Carrboro was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-11, 25-17.
Carrboro couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 41.8% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 28.8% earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 43.5%.
Louisburg has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a massive bump to their 15-9 record this season. As for Carrboro, they pushed their record up to 22-4 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home.
Louisburg might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Carrboro when the teams last played back in September. Can Louisburg avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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