Volleyball Preview: North Mecklenburg Vikings vs. Hopewell Titans
North Mecklenburg has won three straight games at home, while Hopewell has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The North Mecklenburg Vikings will square off against the Hopewell Titans at 6:30 p.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Thursday.
Last Tuesday, North Mecklenburg made easy work of Chambers and carried off a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant North Mecklenburg was: they took every set by at least nine points. After all that action, the final score was 25-16, 25-15, 25-10.
Selah Miller was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had seven aces and five digs. The dominant performance gave her a new career- in aces.
North Mecklenburg was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 21.5.
Meanwhile, Hopewell got the win against Chambers on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Hopewell was: they took every set by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-4, 25-15, 25-14.
Kenadie Kurosawa went supernova for Hopewell, getting six digs and four aces. Kurosawa is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted ten or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Alivia Pettit, who had four aces and 12 assists.
The victory got North Mecklenburg back to even at 7-7. As for Hopewell, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
North Mecklenburg took their win against Hopewell in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Does North Mecklenburg have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hopewell turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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