Volleyball Recap: Dynamic Duo of Olivia Adams and Sophia Wilson Lead Cape Fear to Victory

By Team Reports Sep 22, 2024, 7:36pm

Volleyball Recap: Cape Fear Colts vs. Lumberton Pirates

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Cape Fear's game last Tuesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Lumberton Pirates. That's more bragging rights for the Colts, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Cape Fear never let Lumberton on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-23, 25-19.

Leading Cape Fear to victory were Sophia Wilson and Olivia Adams. Wilson had three digs and three aces, while Adams had 12 digs and two aces. With that strong performance, Adams is now averaging an impressive 10.1 digs per game.

Cape Fear was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in ten consecutive matches.

Cape Fear is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Lumberton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-7.

Cape Fear will face off against Purnell Swett at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Lumberton, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Jack Britt at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

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