Volleyball Recap: Iala Overton Key Part of a Team Effort in Rebels Win

By Team Reports Oct 14, 2024, 4:56am

Volleyball Recap: North Duplin Rebels vs. Hobbton Wildcats

There's no place like home for North Duplin, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Hobbton Wildcats on Thursday as the North Duplin Rebels made off with a 3-0 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Rebels also won the last time the pair played back in September.

North Duplin never let Hobbton on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-19, 26-24.

North Duplin got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Iala Overton out in front who had 11 digs.

North Duplin was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in four consecutive matchups.

North Duplin is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Hobbton, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 13-5.

North Duplin will host Lakewood at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. North Duplin is facing Lakewood at the right time seeing as Lakewood is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for Hobbton, they will challenge Union at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Hobbton will also cruise into their next contest with the timing on their side: Union will have lost four straight heading into Monday's game.

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