Volleyball Preview: South Charlotte Thunder vs. Comenius Knights
After starting their season with ten straight games on the road, South Charlotte is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-court as they take on the Comenius Knights at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Back in September, South Charlotte came up short against Cary C and fell 2-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-9.
Meanwhile, Comenius entered their tilt with UR Academy on Monday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They blew past the Lions 3-0. That three set margin sets a new team best for the Knights this season.
Comenius' not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping UR Academy between 15 and 18 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-15, 25-17.
Josalyn Hackman went supernova for Comenius, getting 18 aces. The dominant performance gave Hackman a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Farrah Greene, who had seven kills and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Comenius was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 27 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in eight consecutive matchups.
South Charlotte's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Comenius, they pushed their record up to 6-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
South Charlotte was able to grind out a solid win over Comenius in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 3-1. Does South Charlotte have another victory up their sleeve, or will Comenius turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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