Volleyball Preview: Southside Seahawks vs. Lejeune Devil Pups
The Southside Seahawks will head out on the road to challenge the Lejeune Devil Pups at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Southside lost 3-0 to Northside - Pinetown on Thursday. The Seahawks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-20, 25-15.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Lily McLean, who had 23 digs, three aces, two kills, and two blocks. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Madilynn Moore, who had 18 digs, two aces, and a kill.
Meanwhile, Lejeune was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss. They came up short against Pamlico County, falling 3-0.
Lejeune was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The final score came out to 25-7, 25-23, 25-10.
Southside's defeat dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Lejeune, their loss dropped their record down to 3-10.
Southside took their win against Lejeune in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Southside 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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