Volleyball Preview: North Duplin Rebels vs. Hobbton Wildcats
North Duplin has gone 9-1 against Hobbton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The North Duplin Rebels will challenge the Hobbton Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. North Duplin is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
North Duplin lost 3-0 to Rosewood on Thursday. The Rebels have struggled against the Eagles recently, as their game on Thursday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-17, 25-14.
North Duplin's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Lilly Fulghum, who had 11 digs and 11 assists, and Carrly Strickland, who had eight digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave Strickland a new career-high in aces.
Even though they lost, North Duplin kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 blocks per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 6.2.
Meanwhile, Hobbton hadn't done well against Union recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Hobbton blew past Union 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
While Hobbton might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Union scored at least points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-16, 25-10.
North Duplin's defeat dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Hobbton, their record now sits at 10-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: North Duplin hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 5.6 blocks per game. It's a different story for Hobbton, though, as they've been averaging only 0.9. Given North Duplin's sizable advantage in that area, Hobbton will need to find a way to close that gap.
North Duplin took their win against Hobbton when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will North Duplin repeat their success, or does Hobbton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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