Volleyball Game Preview: Lake Norman Charter Knights vs. South Rowan Raiders + Official Tickets

The Lake Norman Charter Knights will face off against the South Rowan Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Lake Norman Charter comes in on 23 and South Rowan on three.

Lake Norman Charter is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over Ashe County.

Lake Norman Charter was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-15, 25-16.

Meanwhile, South Rowan posted their closest victory since September 4th on Saturday. They had just enough and edged out West Stanly 3-2.

South Rowan was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (106-105), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 19-25, 25-20, 21-25, 15-13.

South Rowan had a senior duo take command as Campbell Withers had 34 digs and three assists and Raegan Shell had 28 assists and nine digs. Those 28 assists set a new season-high mark for Shell.

Lake Norman Charter's win bumped their record up to 28-3. As for South Rowan, their victory bumped their record up to 22-6.

Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Lake Norman Charter has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.2 aces per game. However, it's not like South Rowan struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.

Everything went Lake Norman Charter's way against South Rowan when the teams last played back in October of 2024, as Lake Norman Charter made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Knights since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.