Volleyball Preview: Lake Norman Charter Knights vs. East Rowan Mustangs
The Lake Norman Charter Knights will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the East Rowan Mustangs at 6:30 p.m.
Lake Norman Charter is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Carson just ended the team's 16-game winning streak on Tuesday. They came up short against the Cougars, falling 3-0. The contest marked the first time this year in which the Knights were not able to get on the board.
Lake Norman Charter was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-13, 25-17.
Meanwhile, East Rowan hadn't done well against South Rowan recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. East Rowan narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past South Rowan 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mustangs.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day East Rowan got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 19-25, 25-18, 24-26, 17-15.
Jordan Dry was a one-man wrecking crew for East Rowan as she had 28 digs. Dry is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.
East Rowan was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in eight consecutive matchups.
Having lost for the first time this season, Lake Norman Charter fell to 16-1. As for East Rowan, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Lake Norman Charter has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.9 aces per game. However, it's not like East Rowan struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Lake Norman Charter's way against East Rowan when the teams last played back in September, as Lake Norman Charter made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lake Norman Charter since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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