Volleyball Preview: Wallace-Rose Hill Bulldogs vs. East Duplin Panthers
Wallace-Rose Hill and East Duplin are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2019, but not for long. The Wallace-Rose Hill Bulldogs will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against the East Duplin Panthers at 6:00 p.m. Wallace-Rose Hill will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
Last Thursday, Wallace-Rose Hill got the win against Kinston by a conclusive 3-0.
The victory didn't come easy: Kinston scored at least 16 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-16, 25-11.
Mattie Gavin was the offensive standout of the game as she had three digs, two aces, and a block. That's the most aces she has posted in her last eight matches.
Wallace-Rose Hill 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 eight aces in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, East Duplin hadn't done well against South Lenoir recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. East Duplin walked away with a 3-1 win over South Lenoir.
East Duplin had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 15-25, 25-17, 25-16, 25-10.
Wallace-Rose Hill's victory bumped their record up to 17-2. As for East Duplin, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
Wallace-Rose Hill took their win against East Duplin in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Will Wallace-Rose Hill repeat their success, or does East Duplin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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