Volleyball Preview: Union Pines Vikings vs. Lee County Yellow Jackets

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09/11/25 - Away | 3-0 W |
09/19/24 - Away | 0-3 L |
08/27/24 - Home | 1-3 L |
10/16/23 - Home | 3-0 W |
09/21/23 - Home | 3-0 W |
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Union Pines is 8-2 against Lee County since September of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Vikings will be playing in front of their home fans against the Yellow Jackets at 5:45 p.m. Union Pines will be strutting in after a win while Lee County will be coming in after a loss.
Union Pines hadn't beaten Triton on the road since September 26, 2019 but that history sure didn't bother them on Thursday. The Vikings put the hurt on the Hawks with a sharp 3-0 victory. The win continues a trend for the Vikings in their matchups with the Hawks: they've now won three in a row.
Union Pines never let Triton on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The final score came out to 27-25, 25-15, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Lee County came up short against Harnett Central on Thursday and fell 3-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Yellow Jackets in their meetings with the Trojans: they've now lost seven in a row.
While Lee County had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 18 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 22-25, 25-22, 25-21.
Union Pines will have to keep a close watch on Ce'Arah Stringfellow and Hannah Britton, a pair of players who had a big impact on Lee County's prior game. Stringfellow had 12 digs, while Britton had 12 digs and three aces. Britton has been hot for a while, having also posted 13 or more assists the last 14 times she's played.
Lee County's loss dropped their record down to 11-7. As for Union Pines, their victory bumped their record up to 17-2.
Everything went Union Pines' way against Lee County in their previous matchup back in September, as Union Pines made off with a 3-0 win. Will the Vikings repeat their success, or do the Yellow Jackets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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